Upcoming Event
A Reformation Sunday worship service commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Accra Confession
October 27, 2024, 5:00 PM
CICW has awarded Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.
While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.
Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary
To promote vibrant musical expressions in worship by learning skills for leading liturgical music from a variety of cultures.
Worshiping Communities
Collegeville, minnesota
2017
Wake Forest University School of Divinity (2017)
To engage students and partner congregations in collaborative worship planning as a spiritual practice.
Worshiping Communities
Winston Salem, north carolina
2017
Bostwick Lake Congregational Church (UCC)
To connect public worship with other ministries of the church, integrate those ministries with worship, and explore connections between worship, daily life, and faith development.
Worshiping Communities
Rockford, michigan
2016
Cathedral in the Night
To equip lay leaders to shape liturgy for an outdoor service designed to extend a ministry of hospitality in the community.
Worshiping Communities
Amherst, massachusetts
2016
Central Christian College of Kansas
To nurture ecumenical and intergenerational unity in the corporate worship and daily life of the college, connecting worship practices, spiritual formation, and Christian discipleship.
Worshiping Communities
McPherson, kansas
2016
Central Woodward Christian Church
To develop a missional theology of the table and create worship resources in order to better connect worship with a missional vocation.
Worshiping Communities
Troy, michigan
2016
Diocese of St Cloud Office of Worship
To assist parishes to more fully embody the vision of Vatican II by training those who will form new Catholics for a life grounded in liturgical worship.
Worshiping Communities
St Cloud, minnesota
2016
Diocese of Youngstown
To provide training, internships, and experiences of liturgical music from various traditions and cultures to high school students with potential to be future liturgical pastoral ministers.
Worshiping Communities
Youngstown, ohio
2016
Lay Ministry Task Force
To equip ecumenical cohorts of laypersons through online theological instruction and ecumenical conversations so they can lead small congregations in meaningful worship and mission.
Worshiping Communities
Constantine, michigan
2016
St Monica Catholic Community
To cultivate youth to lead as well-formed liturgical musicians and ministers, expanding their knowledge of worship in music, ritual, and text.
Worshiping Communities
Santa Monica, california
2016
University of Dayton's Institute for Pastoral Initiatives
To provide training for clergy and lay parish leaders to enhance the planning of liturgy, especially in rural and missionary community parishes.
Worshiping Communities
Dayton, ohio
2016
University of Dubuque
To bring together different demographics of language, ethnicity, and tradition on campus in worship and to share in fellowship and discipleship activities.
Worshiping Communities
Dubuque, iowa
2016