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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Bellwether Arts

To deepen engagement with Jesus’ teachings by creating songs, liturgies, and visual artwork in response to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount for use in congregational worship and art-making events.

Worshiping Communities
Brentwood, tennessee
2024

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

Campbell University

To engage in spiritual practices of liturgical writing, reflection, prayer, and art to collaboratively create a community prayer book that will facilitate the spiritual growth and well-being of the community through both personal and communal use.

Worshiping Communities
Buies Creek, north carolina
2024

Canadian Baptist Ministries | Vennture

To create worship resources that will teach a biblical theology of work to narrow the gap between gathered times of worship and the other six days of the week.

Worshiping Communities
Kiersteadville, new brunswick
2024

Central Presbyterian Church (2024)

To create space for healing from loneliness and for development of community through creative worship practices, including concerts, community dinners, art exhibitions, and discussion groups.

Worshiping Communities
Austin, texas
2024

Centro Comunitario Mujeres en Victoria

To facilitate healing of emotional wounds through creating a safe, reflective, and artistic space for biblical reflection, prayer, and the reframing of personal stories through the truths of scripture. 

Worshiping Communities
Brownsville, texas
2024

Christ Church Episcopal

To help children come to love, learn about, and interact with God through the development of a children's Sabbath program that uses music, drama, visual arts, and other disciplines to teach children liturgical concepts and enable them to participate significantly in worship services.

Worshiping Communities
Greenville, south carolina
2024