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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First Presbyterian Church of Altadena

To encourage interaction with scripture and the preached word through journals, lectio divina, prayer, inductive Bible studies, and Asian art with particular attention to unity across ages and cultures in a traditional Japanese American congregation.

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Altadena, california
2007
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First Presbyterian Church of Lebanon

To foster intergenerational participation in weekly worship through the development and  integration of the gifts of the entire congregation through visual arts, music, multimedia, and drama.

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Lebanon, ohio
2007
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First Presbyterian Church of Montpelier

To improve preaching and listening skills by forming small worship groups that will participate in Bible study, research for a worship series, planning services, and preparation of devotional materials for the congregation that connect the themes of the worship services with daily life.

Worshiping Communities
Montpelier, ohio
2007
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The Common Ministry at Washington State University

To develop ecumenical and intergenerational worship services that integrate Scripture, silence, and music with a world perspective and to accompany this service with theological reflection on its application for daily living.

Worshiping Communities
Pullman, washington
2007
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Sandersville United Methodist Church

To discover the rich significance of the Lord’s Supper through participating in guided learning experiences that encourage creative response, such as visual and dance interpretations of Wesley hymns based on the Eucharist.

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Sandersville, georgia
2006
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Alamosa Christian Reformed Church

To explore through study and a seminar how we use our hearts (emotions), our heads (intellect), and our hands (service) in an active way as we gather to worship as the Body of Christ.

Worshiping Communities
Alamosa, colorado
2004
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All Nations Christian Reformed Church

To develop a set of liturgies for the seasons of Lent and Eastertide, use them in worship, study them with a range of fellow congregants, and prepare them for dissemination to a broader audience.

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Halifax, nova scotia
2004
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Centennial Park Baptist Church

To enhance the accessibility of the preaching of the word to worshipers of all ages through the use of drama, visual arts, music, and puppets and to design a children’s bulletin that encourages active listening.

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Grimsby, ontario
2004
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Ferry Memorial Reformed Church

To host a series of workshops, each focusing on a unique cognitive or sensory way children worship God through visual arts, music arts, movement arts and writing arts, in order to investigate new ways of worshipping intergenerationally.

Worshiping Communities
Montague, michigan
2004
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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

To integrate worship, outreach and mission through preaching and pastoral care by enhancing the quality of existing services in long-term care centers, promoting development of services for other long-term care centers, and building bridges between congregations and long-term care center residents through an intergenerational ecumenical project.

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Blue Springs, missouri
2004
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First Christian Reformed Church (2004)

To explore with all generations the various ways, including reading, drama, visuals and song, that scripture is presented in the call to worship, assurance and sermon text.

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Denver, colorado
2004
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First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame

To develop the Gathering Around the Word so that it builds community and to examine worship planning and practices with the goal of increasing active participation of all worshipers through leadership training and congregational workshops.

Worshiping Communities
Burlingame, california
2004
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