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 Education/Leadership

Ho’ōla Music and Cultural Arts

To equip Hawaiian youth to be Spirit-filled worship leaders through a program focused on what worship is, who we are as worshipers, and how to build musical and creative arts skills.

Worshiping Communities
Honolulu, hawaii
2023
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Worshiping Communities Psalms Sacraments

Journey to Baptismal Living

To encourage baptism-oriented adult Christian formation across denominations by producing and disseminating high-quality and theologically robust training videos for congregations across North America.

Worshiping Communities
Cincinnati, ohio
2023
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Psalms

La Casa de Mi Padre

To encourage meaningful connection to the idea of Christian community within a Hispanic context through the exploration of community-oriented worship practices.

Worshiping Communities
Grandville, michigan
2023
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership

Made to Flourish

To help church leaders learn how to develop worship, discipleship, and missional practices that connect with congregants’ Monday-through-Saturday lives through skill mapping, a cohort program, and a three-day intensive.

Worshiping Communities
Overland Park, kansas
2023
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Worshiping Communities Spanish-language Music

Mission United Presbyterian Church

To equip a new generation of worship leaders with musical skills and vocal techniques to foster the creation of worship experiences that connect with and reach out to people from the surrounding community.  

Worshiping Communities
San Francisco, california
2023
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational Liturgy

New Bethel AME

To engage youth and young adults by remembering and retelling stories of the Black church through development of a lectionary, worship guide, and Sunday School curriculum emphasizing the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Worshiping Communities
Lithonia, georgia
2023
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