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Worship Renewal Grant Recipients—Year 2002

You can view posters displayed at Colloquium for grant recipients from the years 2003-2008. Click on the organization's name for an image of the poster. (You may need to zoom in to read the text on the poster.)

Akron Christian Reformed Church, Akron, Ohio To develop music and visual arts for the liturgical year which will encourage and inspire creativity in small congregations with limited resources.

All Saints Anglican Church, Huntsville, Ontario To establish a series of workshops and discussions on the language of liturgy, and to encourage creativity in congregational song, movement and visual art.

Arlington Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Florida To research and write a Christian education study series of the traditions, including Jewish, Catholic, Scottish and African American, which have shaped the worshipping community.

Bethany Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana To offer weekly courses which will include examples of liturgical forms and explanations of the meaning and relevance of those forms to daily life in the 21st century, and to incorporate this information through visits with people and through mentoring seminary students.

Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven, Connecticut To conduct workshops that will explore the theology of worship space, the various aspects of worship, and the way the space in which we worship shapes our worship.

Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota To develop a 12-week integrative training course to study the history and purposes of congregational song and to provide participants the opportunity to write, critique and perform original songs and hymns. And to teach individuals, both young and old, how to effectively memorize and communicate Scripture for presentation in worship.

Big Rapids Deanery of the Grand Rapids Diocese, Reed City, Michigan To conduct a series of 6 sessions for reading, study and reflection on the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and the influence it has on liturgy and the people who gather for worship.

Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, Black Mountain, North Carolina To engage the entire congregation, through a retreat and study, in a discussion of Reformed worship with the intent of constructing new forms of worship which will be meaningful and attractive to the entire congregation, especially to young families.

Blooming Grove Reformed Church, Rensselaer, New York To sponsor a two-day conference on worship for small to mid size congregations.

Chesterville United Methodist Church, Chesterville, Ohio To deepen worship experiences in small, rural congregations through training of worship leaders-including teens, enhancing worship environments, and culminating in an Art As Worship Festival for the community.

Children At Worship, Inc., Rochester, New York To teach congregations the fundamentals of designing the worship life of a community that include people of all ages, particularly children and youth, in ways that are engaging, participatory and meaningful.

Christ Community Church, Franklin, Tennessee To plan a conference which will educate and inspire young musicians to discover old hymns whose texts express their faith and to use their musical gifts to set those texts to music that resonates with their culture.

College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania To develop teaching materials on contemporary musical settings of the Psalms, with an emphasis on music from Africa and Latin America, and to make these available to the wider church community.

Committee for Worship and the Arts, Synod of Alberta and The Territories, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Edmonton, Alberta To develop a program which will meet the needs of small congregations for competent musicians to lead worship and congregational song, and to identify resources for effective music ministry.

Community of Reconciliation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania To renew worship through a process of study, implementing new worship formats, evaluation and sharing with other similar congregations which are multicultural, interracial and intergenerational.

Congregación León de Judá, Boston, Massachusetts To offer a two-day regional conference and exhibit in worship and the arts for Hispanic churches, focusing on how the arts can be used effectively in worship and evangelism.

Continuing Education Committee of (Christian Reformed Church) Classis Heartland and Iakota, Sioux Center, Iowa To sponsor two two-day conferences which will focus on worship in the Reformed tradition and create a context in which churches can discuss worship.

Covenant Christian Reformed Church, Appleton, Wisconsin To host Worship and the Visual Arts, a conference to explore the theology of integrating visual arts with congregational worship, especially in the small church.

Crescent Avenue United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana To collaborate with neighboring churches by sponsoring numerous sessions reflecting on global worship and the normativity of the multicultural church, implementing music, prayers and rituals of African, Central and South American and Asian Christians in worship, and extending hospitality to people from a variety of cultures.

Cross-Paths Ministries, Richmond, Virginia To establish an Academy for Pastoral Musicians in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region which will nurture and form a deeper awareness of "pastoral" ministry through music that nurtures and deepens the Christian faith and life of those who participate in public worship in the Church.

Crossroads Church (Reformed Church in America), Overland Park, Kansas To sponsor a conference, "Arts Ministry: Fostering the Creative Life of God's People" that will expose participants to critical thinking about the church and the arts, present them with good models of arts ministry and provide a list of resources for arts ministries.

Delta Community Presbyterian Church, Discovery Bay, California To present four workshops to help smaller congregations begin using worship programs involving the use of dramatic readings and skits, puppets with children, interactive and narrative styles of sermons and creative changes to worship environments such as banners and interactive orders of worship.

Diocese of Gaylord, Gaylord, Michigan To develop a three-year Institute for Liturgy offering 10 courses which will equip participants to offer regional and congregational educational events regarding church liturgy.

Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa To enhance the understanding and practice of worship on the college campus through 2 conferences and a series of monthly meetings to learn about and reflect on the principles of biblical worship.

Ebenezer Full Gospel Baptist Church, Cumberland, Maryland To sponsor "A Community in Worship Project," a two-day community worship event, bringing together churches across denominational, racial and socioeconomic lines for teaching and learning regarding Christian worship.

Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions Region VI, Toledo, Ohio To offer a Liturgy Summer Camp that will provide a basic understanding of liturgy for lay persons in Michigan and Ohio.

First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, Iowa To renew interest in the use of the pipe organ in worship by conducting workshops for children and youth to introduce them to the organ, workshops for organists, offering a hymn festival and initiating a scholarship program for youth who wish to take organ lessons.

First Presbyterian Church, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania To develop The Jazz in Worship Project for creating new settings of congregational music that are fitting for Christian worship services and true to the jazz idiom.

Goldsboro District A.M.E. Zion Church, Garland, North Carolina To offer workshops for clergy, lay leaders, musicians and youth from 26 churches on the Scriptural principles for worship and the use of visual and performing arts in worship services.

Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church, Champaign, Illinois To create visual materials for worship and develop skills in worship and music leaders for integrating contemporary and traditional hymnody in university-oriented congregations.

Hopwood Memorial Christian Church, Milligan College, Tennessee To introduce a broad spectrum of worship experiences including a variety of music styles, Word-centered worship forms, special services, interracial worship and a worship retreat for a congregation which includes many college and seminary students.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evanston, Illinois To institute a series of three cantatas to reaffirm the music and worship values of the congregation, provide a rallying point for evangelism and serve as a stimulus for the development of musical skills of adults and youth.

Jacksonville Campus Ministry, Jacksonville, Florida To create and implement campus worship services using a process that facilitates communication between students and faculty, integrates clerical and student/lay leaders in ministry and achieves a deeper understanding of the biblical foundations for worship.

Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, St. Catharines, Ontario To sponsor an arts conference to broaden the experience of the arts in worship in southern Ontario churches by actively involving conference participants in the process of developing the arts for worship.

Keolahou Congregational Hawaiian Church, Kihei, Hawaii To establish an independent, interdenominational Pacific Islanders Worship Arts Institute which will help Hawaiian churches embrace worship that celebrates Pacific island culture and honors the integrity of the Christian faith.

Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Congregations, Fredericksburg, Virginia To educate individuals who lead worship and music in their churches on the practical aspects of leading worship and music in a church setting and the theological foundation of worship.

Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Parishes, Brooklyn, Ohio To begin a program which will teach leadership and pastoral skills for leading worship, and will enhance the relationship of musicians and clergy.

Lower Susquehanna Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania To initiate the Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Congregations to prepare persons to be capable and confident musical leaders.

Lower Susquehanna Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania To begin and nurture the adult catechumenal process in churches by the combination of a retreat, a worship service, and a one-day training session with follow-up consultations.

North American Association for the Catechumenate (NAAC), Seattle, Washington To support a conference on programs to integrate worship, evangelism, hospitality, and small group ministries in the process of welcoming new members to a congregation.

Office of Theology and Worship, PC(USA), Louisville, Kentucky To train teams from 10 target congregations on the catechumenate model which includes scripture reading, prayer, mentoring, mission and welcoming new Christians.

Office of Worship and Christian Initiation, Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, New Mexico To establish The Liturgical Institute of the Southwest, a certification program for training liturgical leaders in the planning and implementation of sound pastoral liturgy.

Palos Park Presbyterian Community Church, Palos Park, Illinois To sponsor a Worship Renewal Weekend for adults and children to provide multilevel learning experiences in which the theology of worship is applied using a variety of worship styles and forms.

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minnesota To develop "The Worship Outreach Pilot Series," consisting of creative biweekly communion services and a summer worship conference that explores various worship styles as outreach to those who have spiritual longings but no faith community.

Rehoboth Red-Mesa Foundation, Rehoboth, New Mexico To develop workshops at the Cottonwood Pass Bible Conference, an 80-year-old annual gathering for Native American Christians in New Mexico, that will lead to the development of music and visual art for worship that are Biblical and contextualized within Native American culture.

Salt Lake Theological Seminary, Salt Lake City, Utah To offer Worship Alive! Workshop, a series of weekend events designed to educate, equip and energize worship planners and leaders serving small churches in ten different locations in Utah.

School of Theology and Ministry of Seattle University, Seattle, Washington To launch a Summer Institute for Liturgical Studies to enable leaders for worship in the ecumenical and multicultural context of today's American culture, particularly in the Pacific region.

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington To develop curricular and training materials, courses, workshops and programs to enhance the musical and theological training of young adults engaged in the leadership of contemporary worship services. See Worship at the Next Level.

Second Reformed Church, Pella, Iowa To convene a gathering of pastors and other leaders from three congregations which have similar histories and face similar challenges in renewing their worship while remaining faithful to their heritage.

SoL Center at University Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas To plan an event for musicians, ministers and congregational leaders that will train them in planning and leading worship.

South Bend Christian Reformed Church, South Bend, Indiana To provide workshops and discussions that will assist the congregation in designing, placing and dedicating a baptismal font, a table and a pulpit in their new sanctuary.

Southeastern Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa City, Iowa To begin a two-year education program for church musicians providing theological reflection on the history, theology and practice of Christian worship, in addition to developing practical musical skills.

Southport Baptist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana To develop and implement a process in which leaders will be identified, trained and empowered to develop a drama ministry, including hosting a regional, weekend-long Christians in Theatre Arts conference.

St. Gregory the Great Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin To develop excellence in liturgy by training lay worship leaders, including cantors, lectors, adult and children's choirs, by providing days of retreat and reflection, and by educating liturgy and music personnel to use music software.

Suydam St. Reformed Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey To enhance and promote an integrative worship experience in a worshipping community that is bilingual and bicultural, worshipping in both Spanish and English and many diverse styles. Training will be provided for writing and arranging music; liturgies, songs, hymns and other worship materials will be translated; children's worship will be enhanced and a two-day conference on "integrative worship" will be offered.

The Good Shepherd Christian Reformed Church, Prospect Park, New Jersey To develop comprehensive training in music and liturgical planning for musicians, worship teams and congregations in Hispanic churches.

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California To provide workshops and education on the role of art in spiritual life and assist students in creating three works of art that will blend visual art and spiritual life on a Christian liberal arts college campus.

Westport Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Missouri To develop the Art 'n Soul worship project which provides worshippers with historic visual art that can be used in worship through technology.

Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois To develop regional locations for the Church Pianists' Institute which provides a biblical perspective on worship, and practical instruction in traditional and contemporary styles of worship for keyboard musicians.

Worship Event 2002, Gladstone, Michigan To sponsor "Igniting Ministry through Worship," three day long sessions and one two-day session for pastors, musicians and lay leaders to increase skills in preparing and leading vital worship.

Worship Net International, Phoenix, Arizona To support Worship! Arizona 2002, a grass roots movement of more than 400 worship leaders who gather on a regular basis, including Worship Leaders' Quarterly Breakfasts, worship leadership training seminars and conferences.

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