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 Accessibility Worship Practices

Redeemed Christian Church of God Strong Tower Parish

To support the worship of people with dementia and varied disabilities by collaborating with neighboring churches to host workshops that encourage and develop accessible, sensory-friendly worship practices. 

Worshiping Communities
Minneapolis, minnesota
2025
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Worshiping Communities Missional Visual Arts

Resurrection Philadelphia

To foster robust and nuanced dialogue inside and outside the church, to cultivate generous and durable habits of patience and mercy, and to help recover concern for neighbors through artist commissions, group study, writing, conversation, hospitality, and friendships related to the topic of shalom.  

Worshiping Communities
Philadelphia, pennsylvania
2025
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Worshiping Communities Trauma/Mental Health

Shalom International Ministry

To encourage the holistic peace (shalom) of a diverse community of immigrants and refugees by developing multilingual, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed preaching and worship practices. 

Worshiping Communities
Stone Mountain, georgia
2025
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Worshiping Communities Bilingual

Souls Harbor United Pentecostal Church 

To foster Spanish/English bilingual worship and preaching through leadership training, outreach practices, and translation technology.  

Worshiping Communities
Calhoun, louisiana
2025
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

Southeast Raleigh Table 

To grow in experiences and understanding of embodied worship by encouraging movement, artistic expression, and creative exploration in worship. 

Worshiping Communities
Raleigh, north carolina
2025
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Worshiping Communities Visual Arts

St. Moses Church 

To strengthen an emerging group of creatives by fostering community, deepening theological understanding of creativity and faith, and encouraging vibrant artistic expressions of worship. 

Worshiping Communities
Baltimore, maryland
2025
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Worshiping Communities Testimony Youth

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix 

To engage in synodal listening processes to help young adults reconnect to Christian worship and faith formation and develop leadership skills, discernment, and confidence in sharing testimonies.  

Worshiping Communities
Phoenix, arizona
2025
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Worshiping Communities Testimony

Theological Horizons 

To equip university students to bear witness to God’s presence through personal storytelling in worship. 

Worshiping Communities
Charlottesville, virginia
2025
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Worshiping Communities Multicultural Music

University Baptist Church

To foster worship that welcomes a diverse community by developing an inclusive-language hymnal that includes multiple languages, promotes faithful anti-racism, and reflects the concerns and style preferences of young people.  

Worshiping Communities
Minneapolis, minnesota
2025
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Teacher-Scholar Vertical Habits/Psalms Worship Resources

Valparaiso University

Lisa D. Maugans Driver

To revitalize the practices of confession and forgiveness in worship by developing theological, instructional, and practical resources to encourage greater intentionality in individual and corporate confession.

Teacher-Scholar
Valparaiso, indiana
2025
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