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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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Creation Justice Liturgy

Second Presbyterian Church

To enlarge worshipers’ understanding of living a sacramental life to include praying through acts of earth care and environmental justice, through crafting creation-focused liturgies, hosting guest speakers, and encouraging environmentally ethical living.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Richmond, virginia
2024
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Teacher-Scholar Historical Liturgy

Society of Christian Scholars

Julie Canlis

To foster deep experiences of living in Christ among Christian worshipers through an exploration of how the early church formed the liturgical calendar.

Teacher-Scholar
Overland Park, kansas
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy Music

St. Bartholomew's Church

To welcome, represent, and empower people of color and young adults in liturgical and musical leadership by expanding celebrations of nine major feasts and fasts with diverse musical expression and development of thematic seasonal worship series with reflection guides.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
New York, new york
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Architecture/Space Liturgy

St. Mark's Cathedral Parish

To enable the congregation and community to integrate worship into their daily lives by making the cathedral space available and facilitating varied acts of worship for people to engage in the space.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Seattle, washington
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy Missional

Story Dwelling

To develop music, art, public ritual, and worshiping vocabulary by and for “exvangelicals” to deepen worshipers’ understanding of God as friend, companion, and liberator.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Bend, oregon
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Bilingual Liturgy

Tapestry

To create bilingual (Spanish/English) liturgies and music from and for Latino people, especially in the Lutheran tradition, that respect and honor the Latino cultures present in the congregation.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Richfield, minnesota
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy

Texas Annual Conference of the UMC

To lean into the practices of confession and witness to heal from denominational hurt and division and to equip churches in the conference for renewed mission.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Houston, texas
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy Sacraments

Together in 91ÁÔÆæ

To deepen worshipers’ understanding of being a baptismal community by creating liturgical resources in celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of the Anabaptist tradition.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Winnipeg, manitoba
2024
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy Multicultural

Toronto Formosan Presbyterian Church

To create liturgical resources for a multicultural, multilingual, and multigenerational congregation so this Asian-Canadian congregation can encounter the triune God through words and music.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Toronto, ontario
2024
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