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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Trinity Presbyterian Church

To connect a theology of worship and the arts with the mission of the church through a monthly series of ecumenical worship services partnering with local homeless shelters, hospitals, and nursing homes.

Worshiping Communities
Charlottesville, virginia
2014

University Congregational United Church of Christ

To enter a church-wide intergenerational exploration of the gospel through the arts of drama, song, dance, storytelling, and sculpture and to integrate these artistic forms in worship experiences through the seasons of the church year.

Worshiping Communities
Seattle, washington
2014

Carey Theological College/Carey Institute

To equip pastors and lay worship leaders in planning and leading intergenerational worship experiences by offering workshops and seminars that will benefit churches of various denominations and ethnic backgrounds.  

Worshiping Communities
Vancouver, british columbia
2013

First Presbyterian Church

To engage the congregation in learning about the importance of intergenerational worship through book studies, retreats and workshops and by connecting adult worship leaders with youth worship leaders in active mentoring relationships to bring the generations together in worship, serving, sharing and learning. 

Worshiping Communities
San Mateo, california
2013

Greater Baltimore Church of Christ

To provide a series of workshops, discussions and special activities on worship that engage children, teens, campus, singles, married, Spanish and mature ministries and lead to deeper participation in singing, scripture reading, prayer, Communion, baptism, small group participation and becoming mission focused to reach out to their neighbors. 

Worshiping Communities
Catonsville, maryland
2013

Mount Aery Baptist Church

To facilitate conversations and learning about worship through congregational roundtable discussions and workshops that will lead to greater participation in worship in a large, growing, socially, culturally, economically and educationally diverse, multigenerational congregation.

Worshiping Communities
Bridgeport, connecticut
2013