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.

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Community of Reconciliation

To renew worship through a process of study, implementing new worship formats, evaluation and sharing with other similar congregations which are multi-cultural, interracial, and intergenerational.

Worshiping Communities
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania
2002
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

Hopwood Memorial Christian Church

To introduce a broad spectrum of worship experiences including a variety of music styles, Word-centered worship forms, special services, interracial worship and a worship retreat for a congregation which includes many college and seminary students.

Worshiping Communities
MIlligan Colleg, tennessee
2002
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

To explore, in conjunction with the Commission on Small Churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, methods where small congregations can design excellent intergenerational worship practices

Worshiping Communities
Powhatan, virginia
2001
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

All Nations Christian Reformed Church (2000)

To develop and publish a worship resource manual for intergenerational worship services that more fully integrate youth into the worship life of congregations

Worshiping Communities
Dartmouth, nova scotia
2000
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