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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Granite Springs Church

To immerse the congregation in the Psalms through regular reading and memorization of the Psalms, a retreat, preaching, and pastoral care education that will teach people to pray all the emotions expressed in the Psalms.

Worshiping Communities
Lincoln, california
2008
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International Council of Ethnodoxologists

To provide training through a collaboration of five congregations that will give a biblical perspective on the connections between global worship and the local church to develop a vision for multi-cultural worship.

Worshiping Communities
Atlanta, georgia
2008
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New Hope Covenant Church

To explore ways of bringing together Asian American, Anglo, and African American urban youth for contextualized expressions of worship that are Christ-centered, joyful, sustainable and life-giving in collaboration with local churches.

Worshiping Communities
Oakland, california
2008
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Orthodox Zion Primitive Baptist Church

To study Reformed Theology within the context of the African-American worship experience through workshops, a retreat and written reflections with the congregation and pastors of area churches.

Worshiping Communities
West Palm Beach, florida
2008
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Tabernacle Community Church

To explore Old Testament worship in light of New Testament themes and to probe its implications for a variety of worship practices including cross cultural relationships and the arts.

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2008
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The Table: an Emerging Mennonite Church

To explore how an emerging Mennonite Congregation can more deeply incorporate the Lord's Supper in worship and life through retreats, workshops, and mentoring relationships.

Worshiping Communities
Harrisonburg, virginia
2008
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Urban Hymnal

To partner with three Seattle congregations in exploring how new, creative, relevant music, text, and art can help people pray more honestly, engage more deeply with one another and address the needs of the community.

Worshiping Communities
Seattle, washington
2008
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Asbury Theological Seminary

To produce a multi-dimensional worship curriculum of small group sessions, individual study guides, and training for small group facilitators through a collaboration with the Lexington District of the United Methodist Church.

Worshiping Communities
Wilmore, kentucky
2007
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Baptist General Convention of Virginia

To plan intergenerational worship services as small, rural congregations that combine historical and contemporary worship traditions through music, biblical storytelling, liturgical art, and contemplative methods.

Worshiping Communities
Richmond, virginia
2007
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