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 Psalms Vertical Habits/Psalms

Grand Rapids Christian Schools

To deepen the prayer life of the community and to grow in practices of praise, confession, lament, and thanksgiving through a year of formation around learning, praying, living and singing the psalms. 

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation

Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren

To cultivate diverse lay leadership and discipleship through intercultural and intergenerational cohorts focused on theological reflection, responsive action, and contemplative spiritual practices.

Worshiping Communities
Harrisburg, pennsylvania
2025
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Home Street Mennonite Church

To strengthen intergenerational bonds, nurture creativity, and connect with the surrounding community through creating neighborhood public art inspired by scripture. 

Worshiping Communities
Winnipeg, manitoba
2025
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Worshiping Communities Collaboration Ecumenical

Hope for San Diego

To help congregations and individual Christian worshipers grow in their understanding and practice of lament in the context of a diverse, collaborative community by equipping them with resources to weave lament into regular worship services and into a collaborative ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. 

Worshiping Communities
San Diego, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Spanish-language

Iglesia Bautista Central

To train leaders and laypeople in the exposition of scripture and to foster the congregation's participation in the liturgy by forming a mixed-voice choir.

Worshiping Communities
Brooklyn, new york
2025
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Worshiping Communities Spanish-language

Iglesia El Buen Vecino

To foster a renewed sense of community, healing, and mission through creative worship and to inspire deeper engagement with Jesus through artistic expression rooted in scripture.

Worshiping Communities
New York, new york
2025
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Worshiping Communities Spanish-language

Iglesia Latina Bautista de Ledgewood

To develop a worship team through music education, spiritual formation, and technological training of committed members and to improve the sound and audiovisual system.

Worshiping Communities
Ledgewood, new jersey
2025
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Worshiping Communities Spanish-language

Iglesia Luterana Unidad y Fe

To cultivate a form of worship in which all people feel welcomed, valued, and engaged, with an emphasis on the inclusion and spiritual formation of children and youth.

Worshiping Communities
Woodhaven, new york
2025
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