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.
University Covenant Church
To promote worship that engages the congregation and surrounding community through cultural stories that show how God forms the identity of God’s people.
Worshiping Communities
Davis, california
2016
Peletah Ministries
To elevate and strengthen the worship experience of young adults through the creative arts of music, dance, mime, and spoken word.
Worshiping Communities
New Bern, north carolina
2015
Resurrection United Methodist Church
To implement a study of the theology of worship that includes Scripture, Psalms, prayer and communion, and to apply this learning to planning worship events.
Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2015
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office For Worship
To create a multicultural church music and liturgy mentoring program to develop the skills and knowledge of high school and college musicians in order to build the liturgical capacity of the parishes in the dioceses of Southern California.
Worshiping Communities
Los Angeles, california
2014
Avon Lake United Church of Christ
To strengthen youth ministry and worship through youth interns who will learn about worship, participate in worship planning and leading, and develop intergenerational relationships throughout the congregation.
Worshiping Communities
Avon Lake, ohio
2014
Azusa Pacific University
To promote a reciprocal relationship between scholarship and service by incorporating congregation-based service-learning experiences into the worship curriculum.
Worshiping Communities
Azusa, california
2014
The King's University College
To explore forms of prayer from various Christian communities in different times and places that will inform and enhance times of communal worship on campus.
Worshiping Communities
Edmonton, alberta
2014
American Lutheran Church
To explore and celebrate the seasons of the church year through learning experiences that engage the senses of worshipers of all ages leading to deeper understanding of God’s story of salvation in a congregation with many new, young families.
Worshiping Communities
Clinton Township, michigan
2013
Mustard Seed School
To empower adolescents to study the Bible, explore their faith, find their voice, grow as leaders and strengthen their relationships to their pastors and churches while giving tools to teachers and pastors to learn about faith formation so that they are better able to shepherd students through adolescence.
Worshiping Communities
Hoboken, new jersey
2013
First Reformed Church
To engage children of all ages in creating drama, storytelling, dance, music and visual arts centered on the Psalms that can deepen understanding of Scripture and be used in worship.
Worshiping Communities
Sully, iowa
2012
Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC)
To encourage the full, active and conscious engagement of youth in public worship and to create bilingual resources in collaboration with the National Federation of Youth Ministers (NFCYM) that will promote liturgy as the heart of Christian life.
Worshiping Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2011
New City Fellowship
To facilitate multi-generational and multi-cultural education in worship arts with an emphasis on the Psalms that will incorporate unique cultural contributions of people in the congregation from many nations.
Worshiping Communities
St. Louis, missouri
2011