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.

Visual Arts
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church

To create visual materials for worship and develop skills in worship and music leaders for integrating contemporary and traditional hymnody in university-oriented congregations.

Worshiping Communities
Champaign, illinois
2002
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church

To sponsor an arts conference to broaden the experience of the arts in worship in southern Ontario churches by actively involving conference participants in the process of developing the arts for worship.

Worshiping Communities
St. Catherines, ontario
2002
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

South Bend Christian Reformed Church

To provide workshops and discussions that will assist the congregation in designing, placing, and dedicating a baptismal font, a table and a pulpit in their new sanctuary.

Worshiping Communities
South Bend, indiana
2002
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Southport Baptist Church

To develop and implement a process in which leaders will be identified, trained, and empowered to develop a drama ministry, including hosting a regional, weekend-long Christians in Theater Arts conference.

Worshiping Communities
Indianapolis, indiana
2002
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Westmont College (2002)

To provide workshops and education on the role of art in spiritual life and assist students in creating three works of art that will blend visual art and spiritual life on a Christian liberal arts college campus.

Worshiping Communities
Santa Barbara, california
2002
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Westport Presbyterian Church

To develop the Art n' Soul worship project which provides worshipers with historic visual art that can be used in worship through theology.

Worshiping Communities
Kansas City, missouri
2002
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Worshiping Communities Drama/Dance Visual Arts

Christians in Theater Arts

To share with participants at regional CITA conferences and meetings for pastors and church leaders the results of prior exploration and discussion on the role of theater in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Greenville, south carolina
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music Visual Arts

Faith Reformed Church

To formulate a thoughtful and creative interdisciplinary introduction of a new hymnal through worship team leadership, adult church school class, and banners illustrating theological themes of the hymnal

Worshiping Communities
Brookings, south dakota
2001
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Lutheran School of Theology

To equip ten pastors from congregations of different geographic and ecumenical contexts to creatively preach on worship and sacrament in a way that combines the worshiper's reflection with Biblical stories and images

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2001
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