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 Congregational Life Intergenerational

Trinity United Church of Christ

To deepen worship participation and foster a sense of belonging by engaging in the communal creation of a mosaic quilt for the worship space while participating in guided story circles that bring the lived experience and spiritual life of the community into the creation process.

Worshiping Communities
York, pennsylvania
2026
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Worshiping Communities Congregational Life Formation

UR Restored Ministries, Inc.

To enrich ministries across the church by integrating practices of preaching, testimony, and prayer into weekly Bible studies, outreach ministries, and worshipers’ daily lives, leading to restoration and spiritual growth for those navigating reentry and life transition.

Worshiping Communities
Durham, north carolina
2026
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Worshiping Communities Collaboration Cultural Engagement

Village Chapel Presbyterian Church

To expand and enrich worshipers’ understanding of scripture and the elements of Reformed worship by immersing worshipers in scripture, broadening understanding of the power of poetry and music in worship, and partnering with neighbors and scholars to engage biblical history, story, and genre.

Worshiping Communities
Charleston, west virginia
2026
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Worshiping Communities Bilingual Formation

Woodlawn Church

To reimagine weekly worship rehearsals as intentional spaces of spiritual formation, theological reflection, and multicultural leadership development, complemented by quarterly gatherings for deeper theological study, together to cultivate both current and emerging worship leaders who are spiritually grounded and equipped to lead unified bilingual worship.

Worshiping Communities
Columbia, mississippi
2026
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Worshiping Communities Drama/Dance Intergenerational

You Need To Know Ministries

To enrich worship life across generations and promote active participation in worship by strengthening worship leadership skills in the areas of liturgical dance, drama, preaching and teaching, and corporate prayer.

Worshiping Communities
Chesapeake, virginia
2026
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Worshiping Communities Preaching Visual Arts

Young Leaders Initiative, DBA Motor City Wesley

To form college students as worship leaders through a mentored cohort model that pairs students with practitioners in preaching, worship arts, and eucharistic baking in order to offer hospitality, faith flourishing, and renewed worship life.

Worshiping Communities
Detroit, michigan
2026
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Worshiping Communities Music Trauma/Mental Health

Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

To support worshipers with mental health challenges by promoting mental health awareness, training congregants to offer peer support, and encouraging mental well-being through music ministry.

Worshiping Communities
Omaha, nebraska
2025
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Worshiping Communities Sacraments

Anglican Diocese of Edmonton

To create new baptismal resources that educate and encourage new believers in ways that respond to the needs of diverse twenty-first-century Christian families.

Worshiping Communities
Edmonton, alberta
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation Visual Arts

Azusa Pacific University 

To foster a dynamic, participatory, and creative worship community where young adults can engage with God through visual arts, music, and worship leadership training.

Worshiping Communities
Azusa, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Sacraments

Bethel Community Presbyterian Church

To reimagine the practice of the Lord’s Supper—including designing table installations, creating contextualized liturgies, and hosting culturally specific "love feasts"—to represent the diversity of Christ's body and enrich the spirit of celebration surrounding communion.

Worshiping Communities
San Leandro, california
2025
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