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 Music Youth

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

To establish a children’s choir, strengthenthe adult choir, and teach singing as a form of prayer in order to promote intergenerational participation in worship and faith formation.

Worshiping Communities
New York, new york
2026
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership Youth

Creekside Church

To encourage Gen Alpha worshipers as active co-creators and leaders by developing an Innovation Leadership Lab that will strengthen participants’ theological foundations, worship skills, and spiritual practices while deepening intergenerational connections and trust through shared worship experiences.

Worshiping Communities
Clarksburg, maryland
2026
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Worshiping Communities Formation Youth

FreeStyle Learning Foundation

To equip students to engage scripture, lead in worship, and express their faith creatively by developing a youth-led arts-based formation initiative that will nurture a generation of beloved, active worshipers whose praise strengthens the school, the congregation, and the home.

Worshiping Communities
Park Forest, illinois
2026
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Worshiping Communities Worship Leadership Youth

Mount of God Tabernacle Church

To more intentionally incorporate youth into the full life of the church by training them in the worship arts of music, singing, liturgical dance, and participatory worship leadership.

Worshiping Communities
Hyattsville, maryland
2026
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts Youth

New Covenant Christian Fellowship Ministries

To help young people connect identity, creativity, and faith through an arts formation program that will help them to develop theological understanding and artistic excellence and give them opportunities to showcase their art in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Kingstree, south carolina
2026
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Trauma/Mental Health

Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School

To foster children’s active participation in worship and provide a spiritual anchor for families affected by the Eaton Fire by positioning worship as a central site of continuity in times of trauma and teaching students a scriptural understanding of Armenian Christian worship songs and prayer practices.

Worshiping Communities
Pasadena, california
2026
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Teacher-Scholar Youth

Abilene Christian University

Jennifer Schroeder

To equip ministry leaders and parents with tools to create sustainable, inclusive worship practices that value children’s voices in singing, praying, preaching, scripture reading, and communion by exploring their participation with members of ministry leadership teams, both in and outside of children’s ministry.

Teacher-Scholar
Abilene, texas
2025
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Worshiping Communities Preaching Youth

Celestial Church of Christ Emmanuel Parish

To deepen biblical and theological understanding of preaching and empower emerging leaders by developing a participatory model of sermon creation and presentation that intentionally involves youth worship leaders.  

Worshiping Communities
Toronto, ontario
2025
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Worshiping Communities Preaching Youth

Church of God Mission Board

To train young people to preach through formation that encourages biblical understanding, spiritual growth, and community mission and provides opportunities for youth to preach in various contexts. 

Worshiping Communities
Americana, puerto rico
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation Youth

Elon First Baptist Church

To equip youth to actively participate in all aspects of the worship experience, including planning and services, by exploring the meaning of worship, different worship styles, and various expressions of worship. 

Worshiping Communities
Elon, north carolina
2025
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