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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DurhamCares (2023)

To illuminate God’s beauty and brilliance in Durham’s public housing communities by offering liturgical arts learning events and collaborating with public housing residents to plan and host outdoor worship services.

Worshiping Communities
Durham, north carolina
2023

FedUp Ministries

To expand an existing food truck ministry by offering accessible communal worship opportunities in parks, bus stations, and parking lots where meals are served.

Worshiping Communities
Ann Arbor, michigan
2023

Light of Hope Presbyterian Church (2020)

To explore contextual methods of proclamation in a dinner and spirituality service that facilitates deeper participation of the community in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Marietta, georgia
2020

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

To initiate a contemplative worship service that celebrates the stories of worshipers and to provide training and coaching in storytelling. 

Worshiping Communities
Dorchester, massachusetts
2019

First Presbyterian Church of McMinnville

To discern God’s presence by exploring connections between corporate worship and responsiveness to God in daily life. 

Worshiping Communities
McMinnville, oregon
2017

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Spiritual Services

To create a space for people affected by health crises to engage in worship practices that connect them to their worshiping communities .

Worshiping Communities
Iowa City, iowa
2017

St Matthew's Lutheran Church

To create participatory worship experiences utilizing visual, musical, and dramatic arts to promote a multisensory awareness of God' presence, especially for the deaf community.

Worshiping Communities
North Hollywood, california
2015

Twelve: A Foundation for Small Group Ministry

To enrich home-based small group worship gatherings by developing resources of Christian music, symbolic objects and rituals, and creative worship practices.

Worshiping Communities
Stamford, connecticut
2015