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Annual Conference 2008 Awards Information BISHOP'S AWARD FOR ECUMENISM The Conference Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns will present The Bishop's Award for Ecumenism to a person (Clergy or Lay) who has been and is a leader in the field of ecumenism in our Conference. We need nominations sent to us by our pastors. Pastors, would you send us names of those you think would qualify for this award, along with a paragraph or two about why they think their nominee would be a good condidate for this award? We will select ten nominees, and ask those ten to complete a form which highlights their qualifications for the Bishop's Award. We need to receive nominations (please include name and address) by May 1, 2008. Nominees can be either a layperson or clergy. Pastors, if you think you are a good nominee, don't be bashful about sending us your name (or have someone else send it to us). Send your nominations to: Rev. David Westerfield HARRY DENMAN EVANGELISM AWARDS The Foundation for Evangelism sponsors the Harry Denman Evangelism Awards to honor a United Methodist lay and clergy person in each annual conference who has exhibited unusual and outstanding efforts in Christian evangelism by faithfully carrying out the mission of "making disciples of Jesus Christ." There are separate lay and clergy nomination forms for the Harry Denman Evangelism Awards. Nomination forms and a brochure about the awards can be downloaded from this page. The deadline for returning the forms to Julie Love is May 1. Send nomination forms to Julie Love, 7400 Floydsburg Road, Crestwood, KY 40014. Download brochure. EXPLORATION TEAM AWARD The Ministerial Exploration Team of the Board of Ordained Ministry exists to support and guide those discerning a call into vocational ministry. As a part of that task we visit Kentucky United Methodist students in seminaries, we offer information for those sensing a call, we offer events to help people with that discernment, and we celebrate local churches who are nurturing members toward answering a call. Clergy: If you have a story about how your local church helped to nurture your call or helped you in the discernment process, please send that story to our team. Send stories by May 16. Jean Hawxhurst MISSION AMBASSADOR CHURCHES Special recognition as Mission Ambassador Churches will be given during the 2008 Annual Conference session to those of our congregations who participate in at least five of the six tracks of mission giving during this Conference year. The six tracks are: The Advance Specials are United Methodist ministries listed in the 2007 Journal or on the sheet you or your church should receive in the upcoming pre-conference mailing. The deadline for reporting in order to be recognized at the 2008 Annual Conference is May 1. Please send the list of how your church has met the criteria listed above to Howard Reynolds / 937 Village Green Av / Lexington, KY 40509 or e-mail it to howdeereynolds@windstream.net. You can call him at 859-543-8581 if you have any questions. At the 2007 Annual Conference, fourteen churches were recognized. We believe that in recent years more churches have qualified for this award than have notified us, so PLEASE let us know if you meet the above criteria. Howard Reynolds SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY AWARDS
The Special Needs Task Force of the Kentucky Annual Conference will give "Special Needs Ministry Recognition Awards" for the third consecutive year. The task force is seeking nominations from local churches, districts, and other United Methodist groups who have implemented ministries for special needs people this past year. Some examples of special needs ministries are: Accessibility: Building ramps, making accessibility improvements to buildings, making changes in services to make them more accessible, etc. Education: Sunday school classes for people with special needs, sign-language, Braille classes, etc. Outreach: Events geared toward people with special needs, ministries designed to invite and reach people with special needs, etc. Advocacy: ministries which seek to support people with special needs in various areas of life. If your church or group is involved in ministry to people with special needs, please send the following information: Name of church/group, pastor, contact information, description of ministry (How it began, who it serves, what is done, etc.).
Please send the information to: Rev. Darren Gillespie C/O You may e-mail the info to pastorlebanonumc@alltel.net. If you have any questions or would like more information, please e-mail pastorlebanonumc@alltel.net.
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