CICW announces next round of worship and preaching grants

Dozens of Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grant awards will support worship renewal projects for teacher-scholars and worshiping communities.

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW) has announced the newest recipients in its twice-yearly  Vital Worship, Vital Preaching  grant awards. Seventy-seven applicants across the United States and Canada will receive yearlong grants promoting thoughtful, creative projects to strengthen Christian worship practices and preaching.

These new  grantees  include sixty-six worshiping communities from various Christian traditions and eleven teacher-scholars working in a range of academic disciplines. Eleven of the grants focus on preaching as a key worship practice. Grants of up to $25,000 will fund projects beginning July 1, 2026.

“We’re grateful for another strong batch of grant proposals for projects promoting shalom-shaping worship practices in so many ecumenical and cultural contexts,” said Kathy Smith, CICW’s interim director and the director of personnel and grantmaking programs. “As these new grantees explore, study, and nurture vital worship practices, we look forward to learning with them and witnessing the growth and…