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 Liturgy

Corpus Christi Church

To collaborate with neighboring religious institutions to form an increased awareness of the relationship between private spiritually and public discipleship through a Lenten Vesper Series

Worshiping Communities
New York, new york
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music

Covenant Presbyterian Church

To create a four-part worship series on the Psalms using the gifts of a contemporary composer, a brass quintet, and adult and youth choirs.

Worshiping Communities
Roanoke, virginia
2001
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy

Eighth St. Mennonite Church

To provide vision for and promote engagement in ecumenical worship through a series of planned worship services and other events.

Worshiping Communities
Goshen, indiana
2001
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Worshiping Communities Multicultural

Eliot Presbyterian Church (2001)

To partner with International Christian Fellowship Ministry in introducing the musical and worship traditions of East Asians and Africans into their congregations as a means of outreach to other immigrants

Worshiping Communities
Lowell, massachusetts
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music Visual Arts

Faith Reformed Church

To formulate a thoughtful and creative interdisciplinary introduction of a new hymnal through worship team leadership, adult church school class, and banners illustrating theological themes of the hymnal

Worshiping Communities
Brookings, south dakota
2001
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy

Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (2001)

To offer a Liturgy Summer Camp to provide a basic understanding of liturgy to lay persons in Michigan and Ohio

Worshiping Communities
Toledo, ohio
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music

First Christian Reformed Church (2001)

To compose songs based on scripture, catechism, creeds, and the Contemporary Testimony for use in worship

Worshiping Communities
Vancouver, british columbia
2001
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Worshiping Communities Music

Granite Springs Christian Reformed Church

To conduct a series of five teaching sessions, concluding with a two-day retreat for worship planners and songwriters on the use of Psalms in worship and to compose new psalm settings

Worshiping Communities
Rocklin, california
2001
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