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 Sacraments

Faith United Methodist Church

To pursue unity and reconciliation through deepening worshipers’ understanding and practices of Holy Communion.

Worshiping Communities
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania
2019
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Worshiping Communities Sacraments

Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church

To promote a vibrant experience of the Lord’s Supper in which worshipers experience God’s nourishing presence by engaging in new forms of communion liturgies.

Worshiping Communities
Tarboro, north carolina
2019
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Teacher-Scholar Formation Sacraments

Lee University

Lisa Milligan Long

To survey worshipers' understanding of the effect of participation in the Lord's Supper, and to offer methods to leaders in a variety of denominational settings for deepening Eucharistic participation.

Teacher-Scholar
Cleveland, tennessee
2019
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Worshiping Communities Sacraments

Raleigh Mennonite Church

To renew a robust Communion practice by exploring the ways global, local, and congregational table practices deepen worshipers’ engagement with God and the world.

Worshiping Communities
Raleigh, north carolina
2019
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Worshiping Communities Music Sacraments

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
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Worshiping Communities Sacraments

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
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