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 Formation Youth

FreeStyle Learning Foundation

To equip students to engage scripture, lead in worship, and express their faith creatively by developing a youth-led arts-based formation initiative that will nurture a generation of beloved, active worshipers whose praise strengthens the school, the congregation, and the home.

Worshiping Communities
Park Forest, illinois
2026
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Worshiping Communities Worship Practices

George Fox University

To foster intellectually engaging, aesthetically vibrant, and spiritually formative worship for a Christian college community by designing worship services that are shaped by a multidisciplinary, liberal arts approach to liturgy.

Worshiping Communities
Newberg, oregon
2026
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Worshiping Communities Liturgy

Hill First Baptist Church

To center liturgy as a tool of formation and witness by developing a cohesive approach to worship planning and participation through learning about historic liturgical practices and seasons in order to promote vibrant, energetic, and thoughtful communal worship.

Worshiping Communities
Tyrone, georgia
2026
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Worshiping Communities Multicultural

Immanuel Lutheran Church

To strengthen our relationships with our culturally diverse neighbors and to explore practices of cross-cultural worship through workshops, facillitated intercultural conversations, and collaboratively planned services so that our fellowship and worship become closer to a picture of heaven.

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2026
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Worshiping Communities Trauma/Mental Health

Inspiro Arts Alliance

To open a path for Afghans to grieve, acknowledge suffering, process sorrow and pain, and grow in healing after trauma through developing musical and other practices of lament to be incorporated in worship.

Worshiping Communities
Tyrone, georgia
2026
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

Irvine Chinese Alliance Church

To invite children into the worship life of the church in culturally relevant ways by developing bilingual and intergenerational worship resources and creating opportunities for children to lead in worship services through music and creative arts.

Worshiping Communities
Irvine, california
2026
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Worshiping Communities Missional

Jacksonville Campus Ministry

To discover worship practices that foster sustained participation and spiritual depth for engaging young adults who are deconstructing or  spiritually curious by exploring contemplation, prayer, and Eucharist in gatherings codesigned and evaluated by students.

Worshiping Communities
Jacksonville, florida
2026
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership Preaching

Just For U Ministries, Inc.

To strengthen preaching and equip Black women to proclaim the word with clarity, courage, and sustainability through cohorts that feature sermon labs, mentored feedback, testimony-shaped proclamation, and guided practices of listening and reflection.

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2026
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Worshiping Communities Formation Sacraments

Kaukauna Catholic Parishes

To help parishioners discover the importance, fruits, and responsibilities of baptism by developing formation opportunities that emphasize wonder and gratitude for those already baptized and for families of the newly baptized.

Worshiping Communities
Kaukauna, wisconsin
2026
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership

Kingdom Worship Center

To develop more vital, participatory, and formational worship practices by deepening theological understanding of worship, strengthening practices of intercessory prayer, and equipping a multigenerational community to engage in creative expressions of public worship practices.

Worshiping Communities
Towson, maryland
2026
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