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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Fort Washington Collegiate Church

To emulate Jesus’ love and concern by renewing worship in light of the gifts, needs and justice concerns of the transgender community and queer communities of color.

Worshiping Communities
New York, new york
2021

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies (VOANR)

To create and implement worship services designed to restore the self-worth of worshipers who have suffered moral injury and to provide spiritual renewal and hope to them and their families.

Worshiping Communities
Sheridan, wyoming
2021

Saint Thomas More Catholic Community

To break down barriers to full participation in worship by identifying the ways people may be prevented from feeling welcomed or included and creating new practices that welcome all. 

Worshiping Communities
Saint Paul, minnesota
2020

Bridge Disability Ministries

To develop a program that will assist churches in becoming physically, culturally, and spiritually accessible to people with disabilities, in order to create worshiping communities that honor the gifts and full participation of each person.

Worshiping Communities
Bellevue, washington
2019

Freedom Outreach International: Ministry to the Military

To develop intentional worship models for military congregations that remove barriers to those who are experiencing PTSD and to facilitate connection through prayer.

Worshiping Communities
Cleveland, tennessee
2019

Redeemed Christian Church of God Strong Tower Parish

To facilitate the full participation in worship of persons with dementia by engaging with experts in inclusive worship in order to provide all worshipers with increased spiritual transformation and social connectedness.

Worshiping Communities
Minneapolis, minnesota
2019

Young Life Capernaum

To use Vertical Habits to disciple young adults with developmental disabilities, and to help churches break down barriers to the full, conscious, active participation of those young adults in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Libertyville, illinois
2019