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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Worshiping Communities Missional Music

Grace and St John's Episcopal Church

To strengthen public worship and witness by building capacity in the music ministry, instituting a public worship event, and creating an outdoor mural.

Worshiping Communities
New Haven, connecticut
2024
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Worshiping Communities Collaboration Intergenerational

Greater Baltimore Church of Christ (2024)

To enhance spiritual connection among all age groups by creating generationally diverse worship teams, educating worship leaders about inclusive worship, and using intergenerational teams to plan worship and develop new liturgical resources.

Worshiping Communities
Catonsville, maryland
2024
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

Greater Good News Church Of God In Christ

To engage children in worship and promote intergenerational worship by giving children opportunities to lead elements of worship and by equipping pastors to preach about children in the Bible.

Worshiping Communities
Los Angeles, california
2024
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Grunewald Guild

To develop a cohort of artists that will affect the worshiping communities the artists belong to by exploring the sacred through creating visual art for worship together in online gatherings and an in-person retreat.

Worshiping Communities
Leavenworth, washington
2024
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Worshiping Communities Cultural Engagement Visual Arts

Holy Cross Lutheran Church (2024)

To invite worshipers into the depth and richness of God’s promises by weaving liturgy with the arts through collaborations with local artists for Advent, Lenten, Holy Week, and Pentecost services and through the development and dissemination of artistically inspired service plans.

Worshiping Communities
St. Louis, missouri
2024
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Worshiping Communities Collaboration Drama/Dance

Humble Walk

To deepen community ties and invite other churches into collaboration by hosting art and worship events featuring music, performing arts, and visual arts with activities accessible for all ages.

Worshiping Communities
St. Paul, minnesota
2024
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership Music

Innovative Literacy Solutions

To train children and youth in understanding of worship and in worship skills, including media technology and leading music, to equip them to lead worship at Lighthouse Full Life Center.

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2024
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Worshiping Communities Missional Multicultural

Loop Church, Roseland Christian Reformed Church, Pullman Christian Reformed Church

To promote cross-cultural healing, prayer, and community unity among and beyond three participating churches by teaching the practice and history of drum circles as worship.

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2024
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Worshiping Communities Creation Care Liturgy

Luther House, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Oregon State University

To create opportunities for students to find community and a space to explore their faith through dinner church, pilgrimage, and retreats that empower student leaders to craft liturgy that speaks to their lived experience in a culture with a broken relationship with creation.

Worshiping Communities
Corvallis, oregon
2024
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