CICW has awarded Vital 91ÁÔÆæ, 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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St Matthew's Lutheran Church

To create participatory worship experiences utilizing visual, musical, and dramatic arts to promote a multisensory awareness of God' presence, especially for the deaf community.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
North Hollywood, california
2015
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Alternative Liturgy

Twelve: A Foundation for Small Group Ministry

To enrich home-based small group worship gatherings by developing resources of Christian music, symbolic objects and rituals, and creative worship practices.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Stamford, connecticut
2015
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

To implement a year-long series of congregation-wide learning events about worship and to anchor the congregation's identity and ministries in its worship life.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Kalamazoo, michigan
2014
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Encompass World Partners

To address the shame and trauma of refugee Christians by collaborating with leaders from various refugee congregations to create indigenous expressions of worship that praise God for deliverance from shame. 

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Altanta, georgia
2014
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Luther Place Memorial Church

To train leaders through study of the theology of baptism and to promote life together in a diverse community through designing and implementing vesper worship services.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Washington, district of columbia
2014
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Trinity Presbyterian Church

To connect a theology of worship and the arts with the mission of the church through a monthly series of ecumenical worship services partnering with local homeless shelters, hospitals, and nursing homes.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Charlottesville, virginia
2014
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Alternative Drama/Dance

University Congregational United Church of Christ

To enter a church-wide intergenerational exploration of the gospel through the arts of drama, song, dance, storytelling, and sculpture and to integrate these artistic forms in worship experiences through the seasons of the church year.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Seattle, washington
2014
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Eastern University

To explore how different populations of students can come together in a shared experience of worship, spiritual formation and growth that will lead to deeper understanding of Christian traditions globally and historically.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
St Davids, pennsylvania
2012
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Institute for Prison Ministries, Wheaton College

To equip those who lead worship in correctional facilities with youth and adults by bringing together chaplains for a two-day conference to learn together, train volunteers and share their experiences and learning through a blog and conference calls to gather examples of how worship impacts individuals in correctional facilities. 

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Wheaton, illinois
2012
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New Church Development by Flint River Presbytery

To partner with local congregations in developing weekly evening worship at The Light at Bare Bulb Coffee, an innovative new church development, that utilizes liturgical, musical and artistic resources from a variety of Christian traditions and to offer three day-long workshops for local church leaders to learn about the resources being used.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Kathleen, georgia
2012
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