The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards
Honoring Excellence in Religious Communications and Public Relations
The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are given annually to active members of the Religion Communicators Council who demonstrate excellence in religious communications and public relations.
The awards are named to honor the late Victor DeRose and the late Paul M. Hinkhouse, leading lithographers in New York City, and longtime friends of the RCC. Both men shared a strong interest in, and concern for, excellence in communications.
Submission Deadline:
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Monday, January 31, 2022!
2022 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards
Questions? Contact Brian Fesler, Coordinator of the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards.
I love the RCC. I take its mission to heart personally, and the people associated with this organization are doing some of the most important work of our times. I encourage all members to enter the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards. Besides the opportunity to share your creations with a larger audience, you deserve the recognition. See you at the (virtual) awards show!
Previous Winners
Empty
2022
2022 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
Periodicals
Best in Class
Bishop Asbury still shapes church today
Heather Hahn
United Methodist News
Newspapers – Single Work
Category Winner
The Alabama Baptist
Jennifer Davis Rash and Carrie McWhorter
TAB Media Group
Magazines – Series
Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2021 (Vol. 51, No. 2 – Vol. 51, No. 5)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office
Magazines – Single Work
Category Winner
The Christian Citizen: 25th Anniversary Issue
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas & Danny Ellison
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Transforming Our Spirits,” Vol. 51, No. 5
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office
Beeson magazine: Persevering Through Challenging Times
Kristen Padilla and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Newsletters – Series
Category Winner
US Baha’i News, October, November, December 2021
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center
Newsletters – Single Work
Category Winner
US Baha’i News, June-July 2021 Issue
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center
Blogs – Series
Category Winner
CBFblog
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Articles and Stories – Series
Category Winner
Boldcafe.org 2021: March 2021, April 2021 and August 2021
Articles written by Becca Ehrlich, Sarah S. Scherschligt, and Emily Carson
Women of the ELCA
Articles and Stories – Single Work
Category Winner
Bishop Asbury still shapes church today
Heather Hahn
United Methodist News
Award of Excellence
The wounds that cut too deep–Remembering 9/11
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Is it time to separate church and social media like we have separated church and state?
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Award of Merit
From our writers–First thoughts on the attack on the Capitol
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Where do we go from here? A response to the attack on the Capitol
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Caught in the Money Gap
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing
Books
Best in Class
Friends Place on Capitol Hill: Promoting Civic Engagement
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work
Category Winner
Friends Place on Capitol Hill: Promoting Civic Engagement
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
Non-fiction: Youth – Single Work
Category Winner
Hazel Scott: A Woman, a Piano, and a Commitment to Justice
Susan Engle
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States
Websites
Best in Class
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office
Organizational – Single Work
Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office
Topical – Single Work
Category Winner
Dismantling Racism
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham, Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Specialty Publications
Best in Class
General Secretary Position Profile
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Annual Reports – Single Work
Category Winner
FCNL FY 21 Annual Report: Hope & Gratitude
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Award of Merit
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 2020 Annual Report
Elena Perri Cheryl Ju
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
John Christopher Carpenter, Richard Doering, James Humphrey, Katie Malberg
US Baha’i National Center
Booklets – Single Work
Category Winner
We Are Covenant Community
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing
Other – Single Work
Category Winner
General Secretary Position Profile
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Award of Merit
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
US Baha’i Communications Team
US Baha’i National Center
News and Magazine Broadcasts
Best in Class
Air Land & Sea: Gifu, Japan’s Native Son – Chiune Sugihara
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien & Kevin Wegener, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television
Radio – Single Work
Category Winner
What to Expect from the New Congress
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
TV – Single Work
Category Winner
Air Land & Sea: Gifu, Japan’s Native Son – Chiune Sugihara
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien & Kevin Wegener, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television
Webcasts – Series
Category Winner
Between Two Pulpits
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Webcasts – Single Work
Category Winner
Special Report: Crisis in Afghanistan
Jennifer Davis Rash
TAB Media Group
Shorts and Feature Presentations
Best in Class
Beeson Divinity School’s Community, In-Person Education a ‘Gift’
Kristen Padilla and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Audio: Commercial or PSA – Single Work
Category Winner
War Has Never Been, and Will Never Be, the Answer
Adlai J. Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Video: Commercial or PSA – Single Work
Category Winner
Join Us at Spring Lobby Weekend
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work
Category Winner
Beeson Divinity School’s Community, In-Person Education a ‘Gift’
Kristen Padilla and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Award of Merit
Spring Lobby Weekend 2021: That.Was.Powerful.
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work
Category Winner
Creation Prayer Service
Kathy Williams, Bernie Mudd-White
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Video: Documentary/Educational – Series
Category Winner
Rich Tapestry Series/ Minneapolis: Playing a Humble Part
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center
Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work
Category Winner
How to Build a Relationship with your Members of Congress
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Specialty Programming
Best in Class
Respecting Religion: Season 3
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Podcasts – Series
Category Winner
Respecting Religion: Season 3
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Podcasts – Single Work
Category Winner
S3, Ep. 06: Challenging misinformation: How to have productive conversations with friends and family
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Webinars – Segment
Category Winner
Faith and Society Episode 4: Interfaith Dialogue: The Key to Peace and Pluralism
Jonathan K. Ammons and Ryan J. Koch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Webinars – Series
Category Winner
ELCA Advocacy Summer School sessions
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Webinars – Single Work
Category Winner
What Is Faith-Based Advocacy?
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Writing for Periodicals
Best in Class
Led By a Star Word
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Newspaper: Article or Story – Series
Category Winner
International reporting for National Catholic Reporter’s Global Sisters Report in 2021.
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter
Award of Merit
Environmental reporting for NCR / GSR
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter
Religion columns in a daily, general circulation newspaper, the Southeast Missourian
Dr. Jeff Long
Southeast Missourian newspaper
Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
At the end of a mixed political year: Love, hope and faith abide
Tim McHugh; Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)
Award of Excellence
Bob Terry shares personal journey, practical help in new book on grief
Carrie Brown McWhorter
TAB Media Group
We’re no superheroes
Mike Ferguson
Presbyterian News Service
Award of Merit
Biden promised to end ‘forever wars.’ Then he bombed Syria
Tim McHugh; Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Newspaper: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work
Category Winner
FCNL’s Growth Anchored in Faith
Adlai J. Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Led By a Star Word
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Award of Excellence
Spirit Guides the Hand
Gayle White
Green Gate Marketing/Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Creating a Truth-Telling Thanksgiving
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Award of Merit
Called to Be Prophetic women of Hope, Part Three: Asian Advocacy
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Out of House and Home
Gayle White
Green Gate Marketing/First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work
Category Winner
Has the Christian Flag Become a Lost Cause?
Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood
Word&Way
Award of Merit
Anti-racism work is heart work
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Accompanying Those At The Border
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Specialized Writing
Best in Class
Listening for Those Silent Nights
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA
Editorial – Series
Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Editorial – Single Work
Category Winner
Listening for Those Silent Nights
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA
Award of Merit
What I’ve Learned from John Perkins about Resilience in Ministry
Douglas A. Sweeney
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Joyce Litoff, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center
Non-Broadcast Script – Single Work
Category Winner
Supporting young women of color through the Pentecost Offering
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Artwork
Best in Class
Islamic Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and Future
Steven Havira
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Photography: Article or Story – Series
Category Winner
Smoke & Fire
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Photography: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Persevering in Ministry During Challenging Times
Kristen Padilla, Stephanie Patterson, and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Photography: Cover or Feature – Single Work
Category Winner
Persevering Through Challenging Times Beeson Magazine Cover
Kristen Padilla, Stephanie Douglas, and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Videography: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Beyond the Pages
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA
Illustration: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Illustration: “Study, Consultation, Action, Reflection
Jonathan Amen, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center
Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work
Category Winner
Islamic Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and Future
Steven Havira
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Award of Excellence
Brilliant Star, “Transforming Our Spirits,” Vol. 51, No. 5
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office
Award of Merit
Illustration: “Walking a Spiritual Path
Jonathan Neiger, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center
Design
Best in Class
2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center
Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Sharing Food and a Future
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing
Award of Excellence
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen
US Baha’i National Center
Timeline from “A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center
Award of Merit
Holding Tight and Looking Up
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing
We’re Not Okay
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing
Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Single Work
Category Winner
2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center
Award of Merit
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: the Baha’i Faith in America
Neiger Design: Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen
US Baha’i National Center
Cover of the FCNL FY 21 Annual Report: Hope & Gratitude
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Logos and Branding – Single Work
Category Winner
FCNL Brand Standards 2021
Adlai Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Campaigns
Best in Class
National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day
Buckner International
Buckner International
Public Awareness
Category Winner
National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day
Buckner International
Buckner International
Community Relations
Category Winner
International Day of Human Fraternity 2021
Juan Della Torre
La Machi, comunicación para Buenas Causas
Award of Merit
Buckner International: Children Sleeping in CPS Offices
Christopher Ruth, Kayla Salzman, Aimee Freston, Tim Miller, Christie Gibson
Buckner International
Fundraising
Category Winner
Giving Tuesday 2021 for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Award of Merit
Covenant Community End of Year Holiday Campaign
Katherine Branch
Green Gate Marketing
Specialized Campaigns
Category Winner
Summer of Song
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency
2021
2021 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
Periodicals
Best in Class
Connection, compassion and care in a Bronx COVID-19 ward — Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond
Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter
Newspapers – Series
Category Winner
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
Jessica Brodie and Allison Trussell
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
Newspapers – Single Work
Category Winner
The Alabama Baptist
Jennifer Rash and Carrie McWhorter
The Alabama Baptist Inc
Magazines – Series
Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2020 (Volume 50, No. 5 – Volume 51, No. 1)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Center
Award of Merit
Gather magazine fall 2020 “Holy time” series, September, October, November 2020
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Women of the ELCA
Islamic Horizons
Omer Bin Abdullah
Islamic Horizons Magazine
Magazines – Single Work
Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Hearts in Harmony,” Vol. 50, No. 6
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Center
Award of Merit
Gather magazine December 2020
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Women of the ELCA
Gather magazine September 2020
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Women of the ELCA
Newsletters – Series
Category Winner
Washington Newsletter
Adlai Amor, Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Award of Merit
US Bahá’í News
Joyce Litoff, Thomas Mennillo, James Humphrey
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
The Christian Citizen Weekly
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas & Joshua Kagi
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Newsletters – Single Work
Category Winner
US Bahá’í — June 2020
Joyce Litoff
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Blogs – Series
Category Winner
CBFblog
Aaron Weaver and Carrie Harris
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Award of Merit
Center for Religion in Public Life Blog
Gary Peluso-Verdend
Phillips Theological Seminary
Blogs – Single Work
Category Winner
And the steeple bell rang: A rural church’s Holy Week witness in a pandemic
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Award of Merit
The Great Women’s March
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Articles and Stories – Series
Category Winner
Holy Name Province Responds to COVID-19
Jocelyn Thomas
Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province
Award of Merit
A Summer to Remember: U.S. community rallies to advance despite unexpected turns
Thomas Mennillo, Joyce Litoff, Richard Doering, James Humphrey
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Fraternal Ecology Series
Jocelyn Thomas
Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province
Articles and Stories – Single Work
Category Winner
Connection, compassion and care in a Bronx COVID-19 ward — Sr. Mary Catherine Redmond
Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter
Award of Excellence
Coronavirus and conservatism
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Joshua Kagi
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Grieving, mourning and finding hope after COVID-19
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Redeeming a racist bequest
Mike Ferguson
Presbyterian News Service
Award of Merit
‘A woman of faith, action and energy’: Sr. Mary Scullion of Project HOME
Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter
Millions in federal dollars boost ministries
Heather Hahn
United Methodist News
Honorable Mention
Seattle pastor survives coronavirus
Paul R Seebeck
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Books
Best in Class
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie: A Man, a Trumpet, and a Journey to Bebop
Susan Engle
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Adult – Single Work
Category Winner
Quakers: A Quick Guide by Carl Abbott
Adlai Amor, Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Youth – Single Work
Category Winner
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie: A Man, a Trumpet, and a Journey to Bebop
Susan Engle
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Websites
Best in Class
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Center
Organizational – Single Work
Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Center
Award of Merit
www.fcnl.org
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation
PC(USA) Special Offerings Website
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Topical – Single Work
Category Winner
Beeson Magazine 2020: Being Human
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Specialty Publications
Best in Class
2019 Annual Report, American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Danny Ellison, Susan Gottshall, Nadine Hasenecz
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Annual Reports – Single Work
Category Winner
2019 Annual Report, American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Danny Ellison, Susan Gottshall, Nadine Hasenecz
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Award of Merit
Fierce Love: 2019-2020 Annual Report of FCNL and FCNL Education Fund
Adlai Amor, Diane Randall, Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Other – Single Work
Category Winner
Let Us Light Candles: Advent and Christmas Devotional 2020
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Award of Merit
Forging a Path to Racial Justice
Richard Doering
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
News and Magazine Broadcasts
Best in Class
Black Lives Matter
Todd Seifert
Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church
Radio – Single Work
Category Winner
Hunger and Poverty in America
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Web Radio – Series
Category Winner
Black Lives Matter
Todd Seifert
Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church
TV – Series
Category Winner
Air Land & Sea, The Portuguese Sefarad
Brad Pomerance, Jon McCandless, Danny O’Brien, Kevin Wegener
Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Webcasts – Series
Category Winner
Fortifying Families Webinar Series
Ryan John Koch & Jonathan K. Ammons
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Award of Merit
Thursdays with Friends
Diane Randall, Adlai Amor, Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Webcasts – Single Work
Category Winner
Ryan John Koch & Jonathan K. Ammons
Ryan J Koch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Shorts and Feature Presentations
Best in Class
On The Bruhl
Steve Horswill-Johnston & Andrew Jensen
Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church
Commercial or PSA – Single Work
Category Winner
Friends Committee on National Legislation Urges Americans to Get Out the Vote (English and Spanish)
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Commercial or PSA – Single Work
Category Winner
The Walk
Steven Havira
Hartford Seminary
Promotional/Informational – Series
Category Winner
Matthew 25 Social Media Videos
Melody Smith, Michael Fitzer, Kathy Francis, Jeffrey Lawrence
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Promotional/Informational – Single Work
Category Winner
Claremont School of Theology | Where We Are Going
Steve Horswill-Johnston
Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church
Award of Excellence
Beeson’s Faculty Help Shape Who You Become
Kristen Padilla and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Matthew 25: Congregational Vitality
Paul R Seebeck
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Award of Merit
Hodges Chapel Tour
Kristen Padilla, Nathan Troost, Emily Knight, and Christy Harper
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
Matthew 25 – The Church is Not a Building
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Entertainment/Inspirational – Series
Category Winner
Walking In Love
Kathy Williams, Patrick Lewis
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work
Category Winner
My Grandfather’s Prayers
Lisa Sturz, Jon McCandless, Brad Pomerance
Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Documentary/Educational – Single Work
Category Winner
On The Bruhl
Steve Horswill-Johnston & Andrew Jensen
Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church
Specialty Programming
Best in Class
US Bahá’í News: A Circumnavigation on the Wings of Baha’i Choral Music
Joyce Litoff
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Podcasts – Series
Category Winner
US Bahá’í News: A Circumnavigation on the Wings of Baha’i Choral Music
Joyce Litoff
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Award of Merit
Respecting Religion podcast series
Cherilyn Crowe
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Baptist Without An Adjective
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Podcasts – Single Work
Category Winner
Respecting Religion, Season 1, Episode 15: Protests, the president, and the photo op with a Bible
Cherilyn Crowe
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Webinars – Series
Category Winner
CBF Conversations & CBF Gathering
Jeff Huett, Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris and Jeff Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Writing for Periodicals
Best in Class
Enduring Truths
Gayle White
GreenGate Marketing
Article or Story – Series
Category Winner
Commentary
Rev. Dr. Jeff Long
Southeast Missourian newspaper
Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Sarah Schoper Salazar can’t be easily dismissed
Rev. Emily Enders Odom
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Cover or Feature Item – Single Work
Category Winner
The Salvation of Mass Incarceration
Jessica Brodie
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
One month and counting – The church’s unique role in encouraging and supporting voting
Susan Gottshall
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Award of Excellence
The USPS is Under Attack
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Award of Merit
Outdoor Sanctuaries Till New Ministries: Church lawns become creation labs
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Family perseveres through pandemic: Brothers with genetic condition benefit from family and community support
Thomas Mennillo
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Cover or Feature Item – Series
Category Winner
International Faith & Politics
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Award of Merit
Inviting more and expanding the possibilities: Experience pays off as more people build community in more ways
Thomas Mennillo
U.S. Bahá’í National Center
Cover or Feature Item – Single Work
Category Winner
Enduring Truths
Gayle White
GreenGate Marketing
Award of Merit
Andrea Bocelli: On Music and Miracles
Rose Pacatte, FSP, D.Min.
St. Anthony Messenger
Love for the World
Gayle White
GreenGate Marketing
Specialized Writing
Best in Class
Stepping Into the Holy Story: Finding the blessing in a pandemic-altered Christmas
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Editorial – Series
Category Winner
Too Literal News Reader
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Editorial – Single Work
Category Winner
Stepping Into the Holy Story: Finding the blessing in a pandemic-altered Christmas
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Award of Merit
The death penalty is a burden of shame for the United States. It must end
Diane Randall, Timothy McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation
The great bookcase reveal
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterians Today
Broadcast Script – Single Work
Category Winner
Racism and Policing in America
Diane Randall, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Non-Broadcast Script – Single Work
Category Winner
Bearing Peace Across Racial Divides
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Award of Merit
Providing Hope, Independence and Belonging to Children Learning to Hear
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Artwork
Best in Class
Finding Hope, Ending Hunger on Both Sides of the Border: A Bilingual Latino Devotional
Doug Puller
Bread for the World
Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
Black Lives Matter (White House)
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Cover or Feature – Series
Category Winner
Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way
Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
“Jesus and Vegas have a lot in common,” article from Gather magazine May 2020
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Women of the ELCA
Cover or Feature – Single Work
Category Winner
Finding Hope, Ending Hunger on Both Sides of the Border: A Bilingual Latino Devotional
Doug Puller
Bread for the World
Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Bound Together,” Vol. 50, No. 5
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Center
Design
Best in Class
Gather magazine December 2020 cover
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Gather magazine
Article or Story – Single Work
Category Winner
George Floyd – A Reckoning
Steven Havira
Hartford Seminary
Cover or Feature – Single Work
Category Winner
Gather magazine December 2020 cover
Elizabeth Hunter and Sarah Carson
Gather magazine
Website Design – Single Work
Category Winner
The Christian Citizen
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas & Joshua Kagi
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
Logos and Branding – Single Work
Category Winner
FCNL Brand Standards 2020
Adlai Amor, Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Campaigns
Best in Class
Our Faith, Our Future: Ending Hunger in Times Like These (A Virtual Gala)
Doug Puller
Bread for the World
Public Awareness
Category Winner
Texas Boy Adopted After Spending Half His Life in Foster Care
Buckner International: Christopher Ruth, Kayla Salzman, Morgan Russell
Buckner International
Award of Merit
Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Cherilyn Crowe and Chris Kearns-McCoy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
Community Relations
Category Winner
2020 Advent Devotional
Kurt Gwartney and Joseph Edwards
Phillips Theological Seminary
Media Relations
Category Winner
Despidiéndonos.com – The platform to accompany those who suffer most during Pandemic
La Machi Communication for Good Causes
La Machi Communication for Good Causes
Crisis Management
Category Winner
Buckner Retirement Services Response to COVID-19
Buckner Retirement Services: Christopher Ruth and Kayla Salzman
Buckner International
Fundraising
Category Winner
Our Faith, Our Future: Ending Hunger in Times Like These (A Virtual Gala)
Doug Puller
Bread for the World
Award of Merit
CBF Gift Catalog
Jeff Langford, Carrie Harris and Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Specialized Campaigns
Category Winner
Pope Francis’ Campaign for the end of the Pandemic COVID-19
La Machi Communication for Good Causes
La Machi Communication for Good Causes
2020
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2019 by RCC members.
2020 Awards of Excellence and Merit Winners
2020 Award Best in Class Winners
2019
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2018 by RCC members.
2019 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Winners
2019 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos
2017
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2016 by RCC members.
2018
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2017 by RCC members.
2018 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Winners
2018 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos
2016
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2015 by RCC members.
2015
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2014 by RCC members.
2004-2014
Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations by RCC members.
2014 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2014 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos
2013
2013 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2012
2012 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2011
2011 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2010
2010 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2009
2009 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2008
2008 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2007
2007 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2006
2006 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2005
2005 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners
2004