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.

Showing all 1377 results
Select Category
Select Year
Select State/Province
Teacher-Scholar Pedagogy Preaching

Knox College (2024)

Sarah Travis

To support lay and experienced or retired preachers by developing a pedagogy that prioritizes mutual conversation and consideration of context and social location.

Teacher-Scholar
Toronto, ontario
2024
Learn more
Teacher-Scholar Intergenerational Worship Resources

Kuyper College

Richelle White

To create a storytelling lab for an intergenerational group of women to create spoken-word and written testimonies about healing and community building that will serve as liturgies in corporate worship and as a curriculum resource.

Teacher-Scholar
Grand Rapids, michigan
2024
Learn more
Worshiping Communities Missional Multicultural

Loop Church, Roseland Christian Reformed Church, Pullman Christian Reformed Church

To promote cross-cultural healing, prayer, and community unity among and beyond three participating churches by teaching the practice and history of drum circles as worship.

Worshiping Communities
Chicago, illinois
2024
Learn more
Worshiping Communities Creation Care Liturgy

Luther House, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Oregon State University

To create opportunities for students to find community and a space to explore their faith through dinner church, pilgrimage, and retreats that empower student leaders to craft liturgy that speaks to their lived experience in a culture with a broken relationship with creation.

Worshiping Communities
Corvallis, oregon
2024
Learn more
Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership

Maple Avenue Ministries

To strengthen the understanding and practices of worship and to equip worship team members through learning opportunities that lead to new and creative expressions of worship. 

Worshiping Communities
Holland, michigan
2024
Learn more
Worshiping Communities Congregational Life Drama/Dance

Metropolitan AME Church

To engage congregants and the community in worship experiences outside of traditional Sunday services through workshops and small-group worship experiences that incorporate music and the visual and performing arts.

Worshiping Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2024
Learn more
Worshiping Communities Missional

Moravian Church Southern Province

To increase community awareness of the Moravian Christian tradition and welcome worshipers from other Christian traditions and religious backgrounds to experience faith, love, and hope through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Worshiping Communities
Winston-Salem, north carolina
2024
Learn more