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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Root and Branch Church

To build relationships around the table by exploring a dinner church format and by reflecting on Scripture to create new songs that represent this expression of worship.  

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2019

Loop Church

To live deeply into the Scriptural connection between the Lord’s Supper and social witness, with particular awareness of the contextual challenges of racism and violence.

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2017


North/West Lower Michigan Synod

To equip congregations to welcome persons into a community of faith and prepare them for a lifelong journey of discipleship beginning with baptism through an immersion event and a mentoring program.

Worshiping Communities
Lansing, michigan
2015

Celestial Church of Christ Emmanuel Parish

To explore a deeper understanding of the sacrament of Holy Communion and Washing of the Feet in a year-long ecumenical learning program with another congregation.

Worshiping Communities
Toronto, ontario
2014

Luther Place Memorial Church

To train leaders through study of the theology of baptism and to promote life together in a diverse community through designing and implementing vesper worship services.

Worshiping Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2014