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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St. Giles Kingsway Presbyterian Church

To create a robust sending rite that empowers and commissions worshipers to engage God’s work in the world in their daily lives.

Worshiping Communities
Toronto, ontario
2019

Warwick United Church of Christ

To fully integrate the arts in the worship life of the church through collaboration among liturgists, musicians, and visual artists, in order to express and embody the attributes of God and the identity of worshipers’ as God’s beloved people.

Worshiping Communities
Newport News, virginia
2019

Brentwood Presbyterian Church

To deepen worshipers’ understanding of the triune God by engaging in and reflecting on the dynamism of jazz music in Christian liturgy.

Worshiping Communities
Burnaby, british columbia
2018

First Baptist Church of McMinnville (2018)

To learn about inclusive worship in order to craft creative liturgies that allow for the full, conscious, active participation of all members of the community.

Worshiping Communities
McMinnville, oregon
2018

Grace Baptist Church

To cultivate an awareness of God’s glory by establishing shared rhythms and spaces to connect daily life and corporate worship.

Worshiping Communities
Richmond, virginia
2018

Indiana Wesleyan University

To expand and strengthen the communal nature of campus worship by exploring the relationship between liturgy and spiritual disciplines and by engaging visual art as a form of intercessory prayer.

Worshiping Communities
Marion, indiana
2018

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

To facilitate formation through worship by implementing new practices from Celtic spirituality that engage the head, heart, and hands of all worshipers.

Worshiping Communities
Jeffersonville, indiana
2018

Freedom Outreach International: Ministry to the Military

To promote healing through worship by connecting three military congregations to engage together with Scripture, song and prayer focused on spiritual wellness.

Worshiping Communities
Cleveland, tennessee
2017