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.
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
To promote active intergenerational participation in worship by developing and promoting a homiletical method that encourages wondering, storytelling, and godly play.
Worshiping Communities
San Francisco, california
2024
The Tapestry Mundy Park
To cultivate and nurture intergenerational discipleship through creative arts and songwriting workshops that will result in artwork in the sanctuary and original songs that tell the redemptive story from Genesis to Revelation.
Worshiping Communities
Coquitlam, british columbia
2024
Bethel Christian Reformed Church (2023)
To train young worship leaders and strengthen congregational worship through developing an intergenerational mentorship program.
Worshiping Communities
Edmonton, alberta
2023
Celestial Church of Christ (2023)
Emmanuel Parish
Emmanuel Parish
To train worship leaders in the theology and practice of intergenerational and innovative worship (including African music and liturgy, dance, and visual arts) through developing opportunities for education, prayer, and collaborative planning of major festival services.
Worshiping Communities
Toronto, ontario
2023
Christian Temple
To integrate intergenerational relationships, imagination, and playfulness into worship life to promote faith formation that begins in and transcends the rituals of worship.
Worshiping Communities
Catonsville, maryland
2023
Congregational Church of the Good Shepherd
To connect older and younger generations in both church and neighborhood communities through creating virtual meeting places for online worshipers and by creating opportunities for intergenerational musical and artistic engagement.
Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2023
First Community AME
To promote participatory intergenerational worship by creating a collaborative worship planning team and by hosting educational events about the theology of worship and the diversity of African American worship styles, including music and dance.
Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2023
First United Methodist Church (2023)
To connect different generations through partnered experiences of varied artistic and worship expressions to promote connection, spiritual health, and joy.
Worshiping Communities
Boulder, colorado
2023
Grace Blue Ridge
To encourage the integration of worship, Bible knowledge, and faith practices through the exploration of spiritual disciplines in multisensory and intergenerational workshops.
Worshiping Communities
Hendersonville, north carolina
2023
New Bethel AME
To engage youth and young adults by remembering and retelling stories of the Black church through development of a lectionary, worship guide, and Sunday School curriculum emphasizing the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
Worshiping Communities
Lithonia, georgia
2023
Restoration Anglican Church
To center the sacraments in worship by collaboratively creating artwork for worship that contextualizes images of bread, wine, and water for each season of the church year.
Worshiping Communities
Arlington, virginia
2023
Sidebar Stories (2023)
To spiritually form worshipers of all ages by compiling stories told by children into books about worship, prayer, and scripture.
Worshiping Communities
Mount Holly, new jersey
2023