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.
Liberty and Truth Ministries Inc.
To cross cultural boundaries between worshiping communities in the city by training and equipping local worship leaders to hospitably lead multicultural worship.
Worshiping Communities
Milwaukee, wisconsin
2018
Phoenix-Albuquerque District of the AME
To train leaders to reflect on and engage in the theology and practice of cross cultural worship.
Worshiping Communities
Buckeye, arizona
2018
Sunnyside United Methodist Church
To develop liturgical and sacramental practices that foster an inclusive and just experience of worship for all people.
Worshiping Communities
Kalamazoo, michigan
2018
The Outreach Foundation
To equip and encourage leaders to implement new practices in their congregations that express the connection between worship, mission, and discipleship, through exposure to leaders from different continents and ethnicities.
Worshiping Communities
Franklin, tennessee
2018
Knox College
To explore the role of public worship in forming institutional identity by incorporating worship practices that reflect the diversity of the community and its spiritual needs.
Worshiping Communities
Toronto, ontario
2017
Mennonite Worship and Song Committee/MennoMedia
To work with congregations to celebrate and teach the richness of diverse singing practices that deepen community life and connection with God.
Worshiping Communities
Harrisonburg, virginia
2017
North Park Theological Seminary
To foster rich hospitality in worship by gathering disparate groups of students in worship that crosses cultural boundaries.
Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2017
Praise Assembly of God
To train worshipers to connect their faith stories with the story of God, while facilitating the active participation of all.
Worshiping Communities
Pueblo, colorado
2017
Rainier Beach Presbyterian Church
To engage in collaborative worship planning and leading that deepens the multicultural expressions of the congregation through visual and musical arts.
Worshiping Communities
Seattle, washington
2017
End Time Apostolic Church
To collaborate with another church to explore worship for diverse ages, cultures and lifestyles, and foster a rich heritage of intergenerational worship practices.
Worshiping Communities
Minneapolis, minnesota
2016
First Presbyterian Church, St Cloud, MN
To strengthen practices of the sacraments through artistic expressions that will amplify the meaning of the sacraments and strengthen community.
Worshiping Communities
St Cloud, minnesota
2016
Granville Avenue United Methodist Church
To deepen the understanding of multicultural worship in a unified church by integrating songs and prayers that reflect the language and culture of the various groups in worship.
Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2016