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 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 Music

Wheaton College

To develop regional locations for the Church Pianists' Institute which provides a biblical perspective on worship, and practical instruction in traditional and contemporary styles of worship for keyboard musicians.

Worshiping Communities
Wheaton, illinois
2002
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Worshiping Communities Music

Worship Event (2002)

To sponsor "Igniting Ministry through Worship," three day long sessions and one two-day session for pastors, musicians and lay leaders to increase skills in preparing and leading vital worship.

Worshiping Communities
Phoenix, arizona
2002
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Worshiping Communities Music

Worship Net International

To support Worship! Arizona 2002, a grass roots movement of more than 400 worship leaders who gather on a regular basis, including Worship Leaders' Quarterly Breakfasts, worship leadership training seminars and conferences.

Worshiping Communities
Phoenix, arizona
2002
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Worshiping Communities Youth

Alliance Evangelical Friends Church

To develop a series of worships for worship leaders and children to develop a philosophy of worship for children's worship and age appropriate activities for sue in children's worship ministries

Worshiping Communities
Alliance, ohio
2001
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy Multicultural

Bethel-Bethany UCC

To encourage the use and appreciation of multicultural music and liturgy in the worship services of four Lutheran and Reformed congregations located in a multicultural neighborhood through the development of a congregational/ecumenical model for worship renewal.

Worshiping Communities
Milwaukee, wisconsin
2001
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Worshiping Communities Youth

Calvary Memorial United Methodist Church

To host a Liturgical Arts Festival - a worship in worship ministry for children, youth and adult worship leaders where adults will empower young people in the planning and implementation of meaningful worship experiences, and local churches will find new ways to share in worship ministry.

Worshiping Communities
Snow Hill, north carolina
2001
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

To educate a parish and other diocesan congregations about worship rituals and the liturgical life of their communities during a cathedral renovation project

Worshiping Communities
Kansas City, missouri
2001
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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 Education/Leadership

City Impact Inc

To develop a 15-week course through Ventura Country Worship Renewal Project on the history and development of Christian worship, plan creative congregational and public worship services, including a worship service practicum, and to facilitate cross-cultural experiences amongst churches.

Worshiping Communities
Oxnard, california
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music

College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church (2001)

To provide a forum for composers working on contemporary renderings of psalm texts and music and to introduce these to worship leaders and the Geneva College worshiping community.

Worshiping Communities
Beaver Falls, pennsylvania
2001
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Worshiping Communities Multicultural

Conference on Korean Worship and Music

To sponsor a national worship conference on Korean Worship and Music in order to create worship resources for Korean American congregations

Worshiping Communities
Louisville, kentucky
2001
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