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 Multicultural

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

To enrich worship through learning, singing and sharing worship music from around the world, helping celebrate the diversity of the neighborhood, city and church

Worshiping Communities
Dallas, texas
2001
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

To explore, in conjunction with the Commission on Small Churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, methods where small congregations can design excellent intergenerational worship practices

Worshiping Communities
Powhatan, virginia
2001
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Worshiping Communities Drama/Dance

Takoma Park Presbyterian Church

To conduct an ecumenical workshop in liturgical dance to train leaders in the use of liturgical dance in worship, and to hold a liturgical dance concert

Worshiping Communities
Takoma Park, maryland
2001
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy

Urbandale United Church of Christ

To provide opportunities in the research, writing and dramatic presentation of lectionary texts through Project AWE. Arts in Worship Experiece

Worshiping Communities
Urbandale, iowa
2001
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Worshiping Communities Youth

Wedgwood Christian Youth and Family Services

To provide a comprehensive review of worship programming for youth so that they encounter God in worship, and to train youth and staff in a deeper understanding of worship

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2001
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Worshiping Communities Youth

Ada and Kelloggsville Christian School

To create a program for teaching students and teachers the elements of worship, and modeling those elements in informal and formal worship services

Worshiping Communities
Ada, michigan
2000
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

All Nations Christian Reformed Church (2000)

To develop and publish a worship resource manual for intergenerational worship services that more fully integrate youth into the worship life of congregations

Worshiping Communities
Dartmouth, nova scotia
2000
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