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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Bethel Presbyterian Reformed Church

To promote intergenerational unity and develop prayer practices welcoming all generations and cultures by recovering contemplative traditions of the African Desert Fathers and Mothers through study, retreat, workshops, and worship experimentation.

Worshiping Communities
Brooklyn, new york
2026
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Cornerstone Church West End

To form a people who are dedicated to prayer, who care for each other, and who live in gratitude by exploring different forms of prayer in workshops, monthly prayer services, and prayer challenges that will help congregants develop sustainable habits of prayer and engage God with greater depth and intention.

Worshiping Communities
Atlanta, georgia
2026
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership Psalms

Fuller Theological Seminary

To equip Filipino American pastors to lead their congregations in lament, pastoral care, and celebration through a learning cohort focused on theologies of worship and communal practices. 

Worshiping Communities
Pasadena, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Psalms Vertical Habits/Psalms

Grand Rapids Christian Schools

To deepen the prayer life of the community and to grow in practices of praise, confession, lament, and thanksgiving through a year of formation around learning, praying, living and singing the psalms. 

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2025
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Valparaiso University

Lisa D. Maugans Driver

To revitalize the practices of confession and forgiveness in worship by developing theological, instructional, and practical resources to encourage greater intentionality in individual and corporate confession.

Teacher-Scholar
Valparaiso, indiana
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation Psalms

Belmont University

To help students develop spiritual formation practices and build Christian community by mentoring student leaders and creating a weekly worship opportunity focused on prayer and lectio divina scripture study. 

Worshiping Communities
Nashville, tennessee
2024
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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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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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