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honored at Micah 6 Awards Banquet
More than 70 members and friends of First Congregational
Church in Colorado Springs were treated to a rousing address by the Rev.
Benjamin
Reynolds, the Keynote Speaker at the 6th Annual Micah 6 Awards Banquet
on April 29th. Three awards were given to community members who exemplify
the words of the prophet Micah to “do justice, love kindness,
and walk humbly with God.” 2007 Award recipients were Jane and
George Sheffer of the Dale House Project, and FCC members, Dennis Apuan
and Lynn Young.
Reynolds, a well known community advocate and past president of the
local NAACP, was the senior pastor at Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church
in
Colorado Springs for seventeen years before moving to Denver last fall.
Presently he is working at the Iliff School of Theology, preparing to
begin a doctorate program, and planning to seek ordination in the United
Church of Christ. He is also the program director for “Brothas4Ever”,
a peer-led program to promote the health of same gender loving African
American men.
Micah 6 Award Recipient Dennis Apuan was nominated for his lifelong dedication
to peace, shown by his yearly participation in the witness against the
School of the Americas, traveling to the West Bank in pursuit of ending
the Israeli occupation and seeking justice for the Palestinian people,
and for his long time involvement on the staff of the Pikes Peak Justice
and Peace Commission.
Lynn Young, past president of the FCC congregation, was recognized for
her advocacy for education on sexuality for young persons. She is is
a national trainer for the OWL Program, “Our Whole Lives”,
a sexuality education program offered to youth through the United Church
of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association. Young wrote a curriculum
that will be used in the OWL program, which helps participants make informed
and responsible decisions about their relationships, health and behavior
in the context of their faith.
Honorees Jane and George Sheffer of the Dale House Project were selected
for their lifelong dedication to providing help and guidance to troubled
young people referred through the State Corrections Department.
FCC has given Micah 6 Awards annually since 2002, shortly after the congregation
voted to become a Micah 6 church in accordance with guidelines established
by the National Council of Churches of Christ, USA. The designation formalized
FCC’s commitment to issues of social justice. During the last six
years there have been twenty-one recipients of the Micah 6 Award.
Information courtesy of Cyndy Kulp, Chair Justice and
Peace Ministry
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