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

Active RCC members may begin submitting entries for the 2022 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards. Entries must be for work completed during the 2021 calendar year.

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!

Rev. Brian Fesler

Coordinator of the DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards, Pastor, Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre Nashville

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2024 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners


Periodicals

Best in Class

Global Sisters Report series “Hope Amid Turmoil.
Chris Herlinger and the staff of Global Sisters Report (a project of National Catholic Reporter)
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Newspapers – Series

Category Winner
The Fig Tree – Four Issues September to December 2023
Mary Stamp – editor of The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Baptist Paper
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Baptist Paper/TAB Media Group

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2023 (Volume 52, No. 3 – Volume 53, No. 1)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Award of Merit
The DOME magazine, 2023 spring and winter issues
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
The Christian Citizen Volume 2, 2023
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
Boldcafe HTML newsletter: June 2023, August 2023, November 2023
Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer
Women of the ELCA

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
If There Is No Justice, There Will Be No Peace
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Blogs – Single Work

Category Winner
What Are the Roles of Chaplain, Minister, Pastor, or Priest
Lizbeth Ryan
Hartford International University

Articles and Stories – Series

Category Winner
Global Sisters Report series “Hope Amid Turmoil.
Chris Herlinger and the staff of Global Sisters Report (a project of National Catholic Reporter)
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Award of Merit
Holy Places” Bible study
The Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, author. Elizabeth Hunter, editor. Cindy Novak, managing editor, Gather Magazine
Women of the ELCA

The spirituality of transition (August 2023)
The Rev. Jennifer Hackbarth, author. Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer, Cafe (Boldcafe.org)
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
The real story behind ‘Good King Wenceslas’
Heather Hahn
United Methodist Communications

Award of Merit
Can an exhausted majority find hope in a campaign for dignity?
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

PC(USA)-related camp fosters healing for survivors of school violence
Darla Carter
Presbyterian Mission Agency

Books

Best in Class

The Word Made Fresh: Preaching God’s Love for Every Body
Rev. Dr. George A. Mason
Faith Commons

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
The Word Made Fresh: Preaching God’s Love for Every Body
Rev. Dr. George A. Mason
Faith Commons

Websites

Best in Class

The War in Israel-Palestine
Jessie Palatucci, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, Amy Renshaw, C. Aaron Kreader, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
The War in Israel-Palestine
Jessie Palatucci, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Official Poster
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
80 Years of Impact: FY 2023 Annual Report
Adlai Amor, Stephen Donahoe, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2023 Impact Report
Jeff Huett, Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

2022-23 Annual Report, “Walk in Faith, ¡Camina Con Fe!
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Posters – Single Work

Category Winner
Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Official Poster
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Flyers – Single Work

Category Winner
Latter-day Saint Charities Annual Report One Pager
Ryan John Koch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayers of the People
Meg Lacy Vega, Jeff Langford, Aaron Weaver, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Award of Merit
Maison Mère
Juan della Torre, Florencia Falcone, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Other – Series

Category Winner
Pathlight
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
Our Voices in Washington. Our Stories in Congress.
Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Chapel Donor Mass invitation, program and bookmark
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

News and Magazine Broadcasts

Best in Class

The Jewish History of Istanbul, Türkiye
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein, Michael Hoffman
Jewish Life Television

TV – Single Work

Category Winner
The Jewish History of Istanbul, Türkiye
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein, Michael Hoffman
Jewish Life Television

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

Legacy Series: J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Let The Oppressed Go Free
Juan della Torre,Florencia Falcone, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Award of Merit
What is Quaker Lobbying?
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work

Category Winner
Rebbe Tales/The Staff of Elijah
Rabbi Mark Blazer, Bennie Woodell, Bruce Burger, Howard Schwartz
Jewish Life Foundation

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
Legacy Series: J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
An Insistent Voice for Peace: FCNL at 80
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor, Bryan Bowman, Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Excellence
A Chaplain’s Journey
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Award of Merit
CST: Innovative from its Inception
Steve Horswill-Johnston
Claremont School of Theology

Specialty Programming

Best in Class / Best of Show

Remembering Pittsburgh
American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
Remembering Pittsburgh
American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee

Award of Excellence
Season 5 of Respecting Religion
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC-Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

All About Hinduism
Mat McDermott
Hindu American Foundation

Award of Merit
Why I Joined Podcast
Sungmi Holdhus, Nancy Jubb, Sunhwa Reiner
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification

Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
Adonia Hentrich: I Almost Walked Away
Sungmi Holdhus, Nancy Jubb, Sunhwa Reiner
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification

Award of Merit
S4, Ep. 22: Inside the ReAwaken America tour
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC-Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Dangerous Dogma: Jeremy Duncan on Upside-Down Apocalypse
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Social Media – Series

Category Winner
@EndChristianNationalism on TikTok and Instagram
Karlee Marshall and Georgia McKee
BJC- Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Award of Merit
Campaña Salud Mental 2023
Juan della Torre, Llanos Meseguer, Cecilia Palmieri, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

‘Meet a Unificationist’ social media series
Yoshie Manaka and Sungmi Holdhus
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA

Social Media – Single Work

Category Winner
Ceasefire Now!
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

Bruce Willis diagnosed with FTD: How churches can respond pastorally to people with dementia
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Metropolitan Opera premiere of “Dead Man Walking.
Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Award of Merit
Lawsuits pertaining to Patterson, Pressler making headlines
Jennifer Davis Rash
TAB Media Group/The Baptist Paper

Abuser database plan announced; choice of administrator receives pushback
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media Group

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Bruce Willis diagnosed with FTD: How churches can respond pastorally to people with dementia
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Excellence
Progressive Baptists Say It’s Time for More Advocacy
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Missionary of grief
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
#OurStoryIsOne: Temple event honors 10 Iranian Baha’i women executed in 1983
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Portrait Project looks at Asian American through lens of nobility
Leslie Farrell
US Baha’i National Center

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
Praying in a Death Chamber
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
Reading Genesis Literally … in Texas
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Award of Merit
Tragedy reminds us that sin-darkened world needs light of Christ
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media Group

Broadcast Script – Single Work

Category Winner
Script for the video, An Insistent Voice for Peace: FCNL at 80
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Technical – Single Work

Category Winner
80 Years of Impact: FY 2023 Annual Report
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Artwork

Best in Class

Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Photography: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
A Capitalizing Kingdom
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Visiting the World’s Oldest Colony
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Three FCNL Leaders Celebrating 80 Years
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Videography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Bob Abrams: Celebrating the first 100 years
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Award of Merit
A Word from the Stated Clerk: United Nations Commission on the Status of WOmen 2023
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Illustration: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Ten Hungriest and Poorest States
Tim McHugh, Bryan Bowman, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Award of Excellence
Brilliant Star, “Thirst to Learn,” Volume 52, Number 3
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw
Brilliant Star Magazine

Design

Best in Class

One Body, One Spirit, One Hope: The logo of Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Chapel Renovation is Complete! Thank you, Chapel Fund Donors
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Publications
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
One Body, One Spirit, One Hope: The logo of Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Campaigns

Best in Class

Equally Called
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Public Awareness

Category Winner
OGA In Focus
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Award of Merit
Social Media Promotional Campaign for Season 2 of the “Why I Joined” podcast
Yoshie Manaka and Sungmi Holdhus
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA

Media Relations

Category Winner
LTE Writing Campaign on the Israel-Gaza War
Tim McHugh, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Fundraising

Category Winner
Offering for Global Missions campaign 2023-2024
Aaron Weaver, Lauren Lamb, Jeff Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Specialized Campaigns

Category Winner
Equally Called
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

2023

2023 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners


Periodicals

Best in Class

Singing the Faith: Beeson Magazine
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Baptist Paper
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Baptist Paper

Award of Merit
The Alabama Baptist
Jennifer Rash
TAB Media Group

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2022 (Volume 51, No. 6 – Volume 52, No. 2)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Award of Merit
fellowship! magazine
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
Singing the Faith: Beeson Magazine
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “One Garden,” Volume 52, Number 1
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
GA News Digest
Office of the General Assembly Communications
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
Century-old Art Works Finds a Home on Capitol Hill
Kristen Archer
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Forward Plan Resulted in a More Effective FCNL
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Blogs – Series

Category Winner
Women of the ELCA blog entries in 2022: “Quilts and shawls for peace” March 3, 2022; “Love is transformational” June 13, 2022
Linda Post Bushkofsky and Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Blogs – Single Work

Category Winner
The Importance of Interreligious Exposure: Blessing Someone’s Religious Practice from a Place of Knowledge and Empathy
Liz Ryan
Hartford International University

Articles and Stories – Series

Category Winner
Nine Year Plan Launch Conference Coverage
James Humphrey, Richard Doering, Kayla Taylor, Joyce Litoff
Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Boldcafe.org: August 2022, October 2022, and November 2022
Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
‘Support and empower’: Seminar in DC brings Black Baha’i youth together in joy
Nadia Mehretab, Kayla Taylor, Richard Doering
Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Love and baseball
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Books

Best in Class

Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation
Liz Bucar
Northeastern University

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation
Liz Bucar
Northeastern University

Websites

Best in Class

Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Elections 2022: How to Engage
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2022 Look Book: Igniting a Movement with Energy, Intelligence, Imagination and Love
Emily Enders Odom
Presbyterian Mission Agency [of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]

Posters – Single Work

Category Winner
Cosas de curas
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Flyers – Single Work

Category Winner
Advocacy Teams
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayers of the People (2022-2023)
Meg Lacy Vega, Jeff Langford, Aaron Weaver
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
Heritage Room Timeline
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

News and Magazine Broadcasts

Best in Class

Air Land & Sea: The Jewish History of Magnificent Malta & The Jewish History of Izmir, Turkey
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Jon McCandless, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein & Michael Hoffman, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

TV – Series

Category Winner
Air Land & Sea: The Jewish History of Magnificent Malta & The Jewish History of Izmir, Turkey
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Jon McCandless, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein & Michael Hoffman, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

A Maine Discourse on Systemic Oneness
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Audio: Commercial or PSA – Single Work

Category Winner
Quaker Lobby to End Violence Against Women
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Promotional/Informational – Series

Category Winner
Frequently Asked Questions
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
BJC

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Video App Carmelitarum
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Award of Merit
Spirit of the Stacks
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Series

Category Winner
A Word from the Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
A Maine Discourse on Systemic Oneness
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
Parents respond to new spiritual program in Federalsburg
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
General Assembly Agencies: A Quick Introduction
Randy Hobson, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Hodges Chapel: A Special Beeson Podcast
Kristen Padilla, Doug Sweeney, Rob Willis, Joshua Hedrick
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Specialty Programming

Best in Class / Best in Show

The Forgotten Exodus
Team MarComm
American Jewish Committee

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
The Forgotten Exodus
Team MarComm
American Jewish Committee

Award of Excellence
Future of The United Methodist Church
Todd Seifert
Great Plains Conference of The United Methodist Church

Award of Merit
Respecting Religion: Season 4
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC

Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
Not solving a problem, but creating one: Dissecting the Kennedy v. Bremerton decision
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC

Award of Excellence
Composer reflects on creating a concert for the Twin Holy Birthdays
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Beeson Magazine: Conversation with DeVonta Anderson
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

CBF Conversations Podcast | Episode: Anthea Butler: Roe v. Wade, Toxic Patriarchy & White Evangelicals
Andy Hale, Aaron Weaver
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

Reporting on Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
Reporting on Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
A Reckoning Over Native Boarding Schools is Long Overdue
Tim McHugh, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Excellence
Retired Mobile pastor falsely tied to SBC abuser list by local news outlet
Jennifer Rash
The Alabama Baptist

Will Congress Support God’s Children?
Tim McHugh, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
The US Remains the Exception on Land Mines
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

State convention, other defendants seek dismissal in lawsuit related to Judson College bonds
Jennifer Rash
The Alabama Baptist

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
The Iraq War Authorization Turns 20
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
In person once again: Choral concerts at Temple become balm for ‘hurting’ Chicago suburbs
James Humphrey
Baha’i National Center

Rooted and Reaching, Part Two: The Teaching Ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1938–1965, Branching Out
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
The ReAwaken America Worship Service in Branson
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
Sing On
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Technical – Single Work

Category Winner
FY 2018-2022 Forward Plan: Years of Resilient Growth
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Artwork

Best in Class

Brilliant Star, “Better Together,” Volume 51, Number 6
C. Aaron Kreader and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Photography: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Scenes from a MAGA Revival
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Videography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
TikTok Minister
Randy Hobson, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Illustration: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
Novena Blessed Pauline Jaricot
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Better Together,” Volume 51, Number 6
C. Aaron Kreader and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Design

Best in Class

The First Trailblazing Women of HIU
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
The Story of the Ursuline Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
The First Trailblazing Women of HIU
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Award of Merit
The American Baha’i front cover, Vol. 53 No. 6, November/December 2022
Richard Doering
Baha’i National Center

Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Logos and Branding – Series

Category Winner
Sabbath Moments
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
Native Lands Acknowledgement
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2122: A $1 million campaign for Katie’s Fund
Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Campaigns

Best in Class

Offering for Global Missions Campaign (2022)
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Public Affairs

Category Winner
Will Congress Move on Voting Rights Before Elections 2022?
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Fundraising

Category Winner
Offering for Global Missions Campaign (2022)
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

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.

2017 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners

2017 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos

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.

2016 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners

2016 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos

2015

Honoring excellence in religious communication and public relations for work completed in 2014 by RCC members.

2015 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Winners

2015 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Ceremony Photos