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 Missional

First Presbyterian Church

To connect faith to action through cycles of education and reflection, liturgical creativity, and discipleship practices that aim to address homelessness and hunger. 

Worshiping Communities
Clarksville, tennessee
2025
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Worshiping Communities Education/Leadership

Florida Southern College

To develop student worship leaders through education and coaching and to foster opportunities for students to participate in multiple church models, both off campus in local congregations and on campus in student-led services and monthly church feasts.

Worshiping Communities
Lakeland, florida
2025
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Worshiping Communities Trauma/Mental Health

Freely in Hope

To minister to survivors of sexual abuse through an arts-based storytelling project and worship services designed to honor pain and foster healing and through training for church leaders in trauma-informed care. 

Worshiping Communities
Berkeley, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Vertical Habits/Psalms

Grand Rapids Christian Schools

To deepen the prayer life of the community and to grow in practices of praise, confession, lament, and thanksgiving through a year of formation around learning, praying, living and singing the psalms. 

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation

Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren

To cultivate diverse lay leadership and discipleship through intercultural and intergenerational cohorts focused on theological reflection, responsive action, and contemplative spiritual practices.

Worshiping Communities
Harrisburg, pennsylvania
2025
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Home Street Mennonite Church

To strengthen intergenerational bonds, nurture creativity, and connect with the surrounding community through creating neighborhood public art inspired by scripture. 

Worshiping Communities
Winnipeg, manitoba
2025
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Teacher-Scholar Preaching

Lancaster Theological Seminary of Moravian University

Catherine E. Williams

To promote effective homiletical practices that are integral to the flourishing of Caribbean congregational life by producing instructional materials related to the homiletical wisdom and liturgical practices of Caribbean congregations in the United States and the Caribbean islands.

Teacher-Scholar
Lancaster, pennsylvania
2025
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