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 Sacraments

Loop Church

To live deeply into the Scriptural connection between the Lord’s Supper and social witness, with particular awareness of the contextual challenges of racism and violence.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Chicago, illinois
2017
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Education/Leadership Liturgy

North/West Lower Michigan Synod

To equip congregations to welcome persons into a community of faith and prepare them for a lifelong journey of discipleship beginning with baptism through an immersion event and a mentoring program.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Lansing, michigan
2015
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Liturgy Sacraments

Celestial Church of Christ Emmanuel Parish

To explore a deeper understanding of the sacrament of Holy Communion and Washing of the Feet in a year-long ecumenical learning program with another congregation.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Toronto, ontario
2014
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Alternative Music

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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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Sacraments

Broadway United Methodist Church

To create and implement a twelve-month process of study, conversations and creative engagement in communion liturgy for all ages that will increase the level of comprehension of the meaning and purpose of the Communion service and explore ways of extending the Table out into the world.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Indianapolis, indiana
2013
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