First Dell Award Given At General Synod
Bob and Joyce Dell of Sandwich, Illinois, have done more than anyone in the UCC to foster the Mental Illness Network.
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Category Archives: Awards
2003 Award Recipient : Hugh V. Nash
The Reverend Doctor Hugh V. Nash has served Zion UCC in Perry Hall, Maryland, for the past 17 years. Prior to coming to Zion UCC, he served in other denominations as a pastor for a grand total of 25 years of service.
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Virginia Kreyer Award – 2001
The Reverend Virginia Kreyer was also honored at the banquet when it was announced that at General Synod 23 in 2001 a new award, called the “Kreyer Award” will be presented to her. The award will be presented to persons who have shown a pioneering spirit in the work of the UCCDM (this award will not be given at every Synod).
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2001 Awardees Van Brandt, Janet Fadley and Robert DeBlois
The Disabilities Ministries Awards Luncheon provided the occasion to honor leaders in disabilities ministries, Van Brandt, Janet Fadley, and Robert DeBlois.
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Award: Four Churches Honored at 2001 Synod
The following congregations were honored for their service and leadership on behalf of those experiencing a mental illness: First Church Congregational, Fairfield, Connecticut; Shepherd of the Hills, Congregational, Phoenix Arizona; First Congregational Church, Downers Grove, Illinois; University Congregational Church, Seattle, Washington.
Award at Synod in 2001: Jennifer Shifrin
A Special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jennifer Shifrin, “in recognition of her service to those experiencing mental illness, to their loved ones, and to their faith
communities.” Ms Shifrin recently retired as the executive director of Pathways to Promise – Ministry and Mental Illness. With her leadership, Pathways, founded in 1987, has provided outstanding educational resources for local churches and national bodies.