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 Multicultural

Lansing Christian School 

To implement worship-centered Black History Month celebrations, inspired by Revelation 7:9, that integrate chapel services, student learning, soul food, and community storytelling to represent hope in God's redemptive story and to celebrate diversity.

Worshiping Communities
Lansing, michigan
2025
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Teacher-Scholar Multicultural Music

Lipscomb University

Aaron Howard

To encourage racial reconciliation in the church by creating a multimedia resource to equip worshiping communities to develop multiracial gospel choirs.

Teacher-Scholar
Nashville, tennessee
2025
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Worshiping Communities Testimony Worship Practices

Live Church

To create worship experiences that are Spirit-led, participatory, and deeply rooted in the gospel by equipping worship leaders and congregants to integrate storytelling as a sacred practice within weekly worship. 

Worshiping Communities
St. Louise, missouri
2025
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Worshiping Communities Music

Made for PAX

To produce new worship music centered on themes of justice, contemplation, and peace through a songwriting retreat embedded within a fellowship program. 

Worshiping Communities
University Place, washington
2025
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Worshiping Communities Public Witness

Mission Talk, Inc.

To create worship resources for Latino/a congregations that will foster resilience and trust in God's justice, informed by a theology of social holiness and conducive to expressing both faith and protest. 

Worshiping Communities
Clermont, florida
2025
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Worshiping Communities Drama/Dance

New Beginnings Church 

To nurture and expand the youth praise dance ministry to promote sustained spiritual growth, leadership development, and deeper participation of children in the worship life of the church. 

Worshiping Communities
Lewisville, texas
2025
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Worshiping Communities Youth

New Kingdom Church of God in Christ

To implement a year-long worship discipleship program for youth that uses spoken word, liturgical dance, storytelling, and youth-led worship to equip students to explore faith, express testimony, and lead in worship, promoting spiritual growth and generational engagement within the life of the church. 

Worshiping Communities
Fresno, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Intergenerational

Ottawa Mennonite Church

To more fully engage children in corporate worship and to uncover ways to make singing, worship rituals, and community life more inclusive of all ages. 

Worshiping Communities
Ottawa, ontario
2025
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Worshiping Communities Multicultural

Pilgrim Rest MBC

To promote racial healing and to become a more multiethnic, multicultural, and multigenerational congregation by developing multicultural worship expressions and learning activities. 

Worshiping Communities
Grand Rapids, michigan
2025
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Teacher-Scholar Accessibility

Princeton Theological Seminary

Erin Raffety

To equip worshiping communities to recognize and lift up leaders with disabilities in church contexts by working with Christian leaders to model inclusive leadership practices.

Teacher-Scholar
Princeton, new jersey
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation Intergenerational

Pueblo Young Life

To launch an intergenerational worship formation project pairing older mentors and students to learn and model prayer, worship, and scripture reading to foster deeper and lasting spiritual disciplines and a sustainable culture of vibrant faith expression. 

Worshiping Communities
Pueblo, colorado
2025
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