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.
Alice Slater Youth Federation
To engage youth and young adults of 25 congregations in an intergenerational study of prayer, communion and worship planning that will equip worship leaders and develop sustainable habits of intergenerational worship in the congregations.
Worshiping Communities
North Charleston, south carolina
2010
First Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino
To offer hands-on intergenerational workshops which combine theological reflection with prayerful creativity to build trust and strengthen ties as they create thoughtful art for worship.
Worshiping Communities
San Bernardino, california
2010
Fox Valley Presbyterian Church
To develop a worship planning group of youth and adults who will host workshops and plan worship using what has been learned.
Worshiping Communities
Geneva, illinois
2010
Jeff Street Baptist Community at Liberty
To develop a focus each month on topics such as the call to worship, doxology, and the practice of listening that will lead the congregation to understand worship as something that acts upon and forms us to be the community that God calls us to be.
Worshiping Communities
Louisville, kentucky
2010
Washington Community Fellowship
To explore diverse traditions, stories and artistic expressions with children, youth and adults who represent multiple cultures, socioeconomic class and denominational traditions and incorporate the learning into worship.
Worshiping Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2010
American Lutheran Church
To explore the role and meaning of visual symbols in worship and incorporate them as a catalyst for other types of expression through intergenerational learning experiences that will build a vocabulary of faith.
Worshiping Communities
Clinton Township, michigan
2009
Arlington Congregational Church
To engage college students with the congregation in a process of creating intergenerational worship that includes new voices in planning and leading worship.
Worshiping Communities
Jacksonville, florida
2009
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
To initiate avenues for teens and young adults to become involved in planning and leading worship for a growing multicultural congregation.
Worshiping Communities
Green Bay, wisconsin
2009
Bridge Street AME Church
To explore creative uses of media and the arts in order to engage youth and encourage collaboration between youth and adults in planning worship.
Worshiping Communities
Brooklyn, new york
2009
First Union Church
To develop intergenerational, scriptural worship through a series of seminars to help the congregation engage in the beauty, mystery, majesty and holiness of God using photography, music, and speaking.
Worshiping Communities
Cedarville, michigan
2009
New Hope Covenant Church (2009)
To explore ways to bring cross-cultural music, dance, and written words more regularly into worship through hands-on training that will develop contextualized urban/multicultural intergenerational worship leadership.
Worshiping Communities
Oakland, california
2009
Edmonton Chinese Baptist Church
To connect church musicians and pastors of local Chinese Christian churches through a year long cooperative process of learning and reflection on worship and the role of music in worship.
Worshiping Communities
Edmonton, alberta
2008