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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Worshiping Communities Formation Psalms

Just For U Ministries, Inc.

To disciple African American participants on the topics of prayer and spiritual growth through virtual meetings and an online platform, with special attention to the relationship between worship and discipleship. 

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2024
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Worshiping Communities Formation Psalms

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church

To encourage members to engage scripture by memorizing a weekly scripture passage with accompanying devotions, sermons, and other creative means.

Worshiping Communities
Folsom, california
2024
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Worshiping Communities Psalms Vertical Habits/Psalms

First Presbyterian Church (2023)

To encourage active participation in the rhythms of worship (gathering, thanksgiving, response, and transformation) through weekly meals, rituals of gratitude, testimonies, and exploration of varied ways to live out faith in daily life.

Worshiping Communities
Clarksville, tennessee
2023
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational Psalms

Grace Blue Ridge

To encourage the integration of worship, Bible knowledge, and faith practices through the exploration of spiritual disciplines in multisensory and intergenerational workshops.

Worshiping Communities
Hendersonville, north carolina
2023
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Worshiping Communities Psalms Sacraments

Journey to Baptismal Living

To encourage baptism-oriented adult Christian formation across denominations by producing and disseminating high-quality and theologically robust training videos for congregations across North America.

Worshiping Communities
Cincinnati, ohio
2023
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Psalms

La Casa de Mi Padre

To encourage meaningful connection to the idea of Christian community within a Hispanic context through the exploration of community-oriented worship practices.

Worshiping Communities
Grandville, michigan
2023
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational Psalms

Tamiami UMC

To revitalize the congregation’s worship ministry and strengthen the spiritual life in our families by promoting the reading and understanding of the Bible through the celebration of family devotions based on Psalms.

Worshiping Communities
Miami, florida
2022
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Music

Eden Theological Seminary

In response to the challenges of the pandemic, to use the Psalms to explore lament, grief, and resilience by engaging in liturgical arts that tell worshipers' stories, name challenges and losses, and cultivate healing and hope.

 

Worshiping Communities
St. Louis, missouri
2021
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership Psalms

Seattle Dream Church

To foster connection among the members of a multi-site church by participating together in common at-home worship practices, a sermon series delivered by pastors from throughout the multi-site church, and Benedictine prayer practices.

 

Worshiping Communities
Lake Forest Park, washington
2021
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Teacher-Scholar Cultural Engagement Psalms

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Demetrius K. Williams

To explore the cross of Christ in African American Christian experience as motivation for piety, political engagement, and social protest by researching spirituals, narratives, sermons, and other resources that highlight the importance of the cross of Christ for notions of freedom and the unity of humanity in the church's public witness.

Teacher-Scholar
Milwaukee, wisconsin
2021
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Worshiping Communities Drama/Dance Psalms

Fisher Street Church of God in Christ International

To deepen young people’s engagement with Scripture, with one another, and with their community by training them to lead worship through dance, music, and mime, using the Psalms as a model.

Worshiping Communities
Jonesboro, arkansas
2019
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