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Congregational Christian Historical Society Awards
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2009 |
2009 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 200 members |
| First Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ, South Portland, Maine for their anniversary volume, A Pilgrim People Still. Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo and Mary Anne Wallace edited and updated a volume written in 1984 by Rosella A. Loveitt and Joshua W. Curtis, Jr. The book’s title has historic and symbolic meanings, tracing their heritage back to the Pilgrim Separatists who, as William Bradford once wrote, strove for “fellowship of the gospel, to walk in all [God’s] ways made known, or to be made known unto them.” |
| Churches with fewer than 200 members |
| Bethany Church, United Church of Christ, Montpelier, Vermont,, for the aptly named Bethany Church, United Church of Christ, Montpelier, Vermont. This “abbreviated and mainly factual account of the first two centuries in the life of a singular community of faith” was compiled and edited by Melitta Maddox for the church’s bicentennial committee. The church also celebrated its anniversary with a total refurbishing of their historical room and improvement of their archival space, which contains the original covenant signed on April 12, 1808 by 83 men of the community. |
| Honorable mentions |
| Ellington Congregational Church, Ellington, Connecticut, for their volume celebrating 275 years together, A Proud Heritage - A Promising Future. Anniversary materials include an updated slide presentation written by Mildred McKnight, with assistance from Nellie E. McKnight, and updated by Deborah Wallace and Mildred Dimock. |
| First Congregational Church, Interlachen, Florida, for Celebrating 125 Years, 1884 to 2009, with many stories lovingly told by “church gnomes” to church clerk Nancy Owen. |
Guptill Award |
| Churches Related: A Forty Year History of Churches and Related Ministries, 1965-2005, published under the supervision of the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Southern Chapter, and authorized by the Western North Carolina Association of the United Church of Christ. This colorfully-illustrated, and well-documented coffee-table book was edited by Rev. Dr. Donald P. Flick and the Rev. Dr. Thomas R. Hamilton. From Tryon, NC, in the west to Burlington, NC, in the eastern Piedmont, and from both Evangelical and Reformed and Congregational Christian branches, the churches, schools, and ministries documented in this volume tell their own stories of mutual covenant relationships. |
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2008 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| New England Congregational Church, UCC, Aurora, Illinois, for Through These Doors, a beatifully written and engagingly illustrated book telling the history of a congregation born in 1858 during the height of the abolistionist crusade. The author (and church pastor), Gary McCann has interwoven his congregation's story with many larger tales about the American past and about the unfolding of Congregationalism in the Midwest. The end result is a thoughtfull and intelligent survey of a great deal of history, and a book full of beautiful photographs. |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| Lynnville St. Peter's Union Church, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, for Lynnville St. Peter's Union Church : one hundred and fifty year anniversary: 1858 through 2008. A union of Lutheran and Reformed mmebers in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lynnville celebrated its 150th year in 2008. Their anniversary volume documents the history of not one, but two churches formed byGerman immigrants, St. Peter's United Church of Christ and St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The book has no single author, but was the work of many different people, from German translators to proofreaders. It is chock full of pictures, historical notices, andmemories of many current and former church members. |
Guptill Award |
| Wisconsin Conference of the UCC, for That All May Be One: Historical Essays on the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ, a volume edited by Barbara Dotts Paul, marking the 50th anniversary of the UCC. Sponsored by the conference's Historical Committee, this very useful book includes well-written historical essays by James D. Mohr, Richard Christensen, Gerald and Cynthia Bertsch, and Justus F. Paul. |
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2007 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| This congregation marked its 150th year with a beautifully produced historical book, Walking Together in All God’s Ways, written by Dave Kenny, who was very ably assisted by the church’s sesquicentennial book committee. The richly narrated text is supplemented by many color illustrations and topical insets. The various materials they produced included most notably a CD of music and narration, entitled “Music and Thanksgiving.” |
| Honorable mention: Ripley United Church of Christ, Traer, Iowa |
| This congregation celebrated its first 150 years together through a variety of creative projects, including a historical booklet, a stained glass window project, a play (“Vintage Views”), and a driving tour of historical points of interest. |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Trinity United Church of Christ, Columbus, Ohio |
| Annette O’Stroske compiled and edited a bound volume of memoirs and stories from this congregation’s first fifty years together. Written reminiscences from a wide range of church members make this a very personal and historically interesting look back over a remarkable time of growth and development. |
| Honorable mention: Mayville Congregational United Church of Christ, Mayville, North Dakota |
| This congregation marked 125 years together with a beautifully produced booklet entitled “From Our Roots,” compiled by Dorothy Enger. The booklet included a bookmark complete with acorn and oak leaf motifs. |
Guptill Award |
| Richard H. Taylor, for Embracing God’s Hospitality: Celebrating Over Two Hundred Years of Ministry Together in the Rhode Island Conference of the United Church of Christ |
| This work is deeply grounded in the larger story of Congregational Christian history, but also alert to the telling details of local church life. This history breaks new ground with primary sources, including the fascinating story of African-American composer Newport Gardner and a prophetic stand on gender-inclusive language in 1869 when the Christians ordained Ellen G. Gustin. |
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2006 |
Fagley Award |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Washington Congregational Church, New Hampshire North Brookfield Congregational Church, North Brookfield, Massachusetts |
| Honorable mention: First Church of Christ Congregational, Comfrey, Minnesota |
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2005 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Greensboro Untied Church of Christ, Greensboro, Vermont |
| Second place: The Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Iowa |
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2004 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Prospect Congregational Church, Prospect, Connecticut |
| Second place: Hampstead Congregational Church, Hampstead, New Hampshire |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Union Church, Berea, Kentucky |
| Second place: Edina Morningside Community Church, Edina, Minnesota |
| Third place: The Congregational Church, Shandon, Ohio |
| Honorable mention: Second Congregational Church, Warren, Maine |
Guptill Award |
| C. Ronald Wilson (compiler) for Historical Sketches of the Churches of the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ |
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2003 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Jordan United Church of Christ, Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Second place: First Parish Church, Dover, New Hampshire |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: State Street Congregational Church, Portland, Maine |
| Second place: Union Congregational Church, Seal Harbor, Maine |
| Third place: Byfield Parish Church, Georgetown, Massachusetts |
| Honorable mention: South Freeport Church, South Freeport, Maine |
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2002 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Portland, Oregon |
| Second place: First Reformed United Church of Christ, Lexington, North Carolina |
| Honorable mention: Hillcrest Congregational Church, Pleasant Hill, California |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Royalston, Massachusetts |
| Second place: The Church of Christ Congregational, Stony Creek, Connecticut |
| Letter of commendation: The Church of the Good Shepherd, Congregational (UCC), Chicago, Illinois |
Guptill Award |
| Charles E. Clark and Elizabeth Nordbeck, for Granite and Grace; Essays Celebrating the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the New Hampshire Conference United Church of Christ. |
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2001 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Second place: Mayflower Community Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Arbor Grove Congregational Church, Jackson, Michigan |
| Second place: Second Congregational Church, Hyde Park, Vermont |
Guptill Awards |
| Lawrence F. Small, for Trails Revisited; the Story of the Montana Northern-Wyoming Conference, United Church of Christ |
| Letter of commendation |
| First Congregational Church of Hanson, Massachusetts, for Where Two or Three are Gathered; a Book of Devotions |
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2000 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Second place: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, California |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Amber Congregational Church, Marietta, New York |
| Second place: Campton Congregational Church, Campton, New Hampshire |
| Third place: First Congregational Church, Etna, Pennsylvania |
| Honorable mention: Oak Grove Congregational Christian Church, Troup County, Georgia |
President's Award |
| Larrimore C. Crockett, for “Safe Thus Far”; a History of the Guilford Congregational Church, 1767-1997. |
Guptill Award |
| Frank Andrews Stone, for The United Church of Christ in Volusia County, Florida, 1875-1999 . |
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1999 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Plymouth Congregational Church, Washington, D.C. |
| Second place: First Congregational Church, Litchfield, Connecticut |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Tempe, Arizona |
| Second place: First Congregational Church, Flagstaff, Arizona |
President's Award |
| James F. Cooper, Jr., for Tenacious of Their Liberties: The Congregationalists in Colonial Massachusetts. |
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1998 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: South Congregational Church, Middletown, Connecticut |
| Second place: Plymouth Congregational Church, Miami, Florida |
| Third place: United Church, Los Alamos, New Mexico |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: Faith United Church of Christ, Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Second place: Second Congregational Church / Lake Avenue United Church of Christ, Elyria, Ohio |
| Third place: Community Congregational Church, Los Alamitos, California |
Guptill Award |
| Augusta Clergy Association, for Faith Communities of Augusta, Maine, Past and Present. |
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1997 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Bostwick Lake Congregational Church, Bostwick Lake, Michigan |
| Second place: First Reformed United Church of Christ, Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Third place: First Church in Swampscott, Congregational, Swampscott, Massachusetts |
| Fourth place: First Congregational Church, West Boylston, Massachusetts |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts |
| Second place: Faith United Community Church, Dewey, Arizona |
| Third place: Humboldt Congregational United Church of Christ, Humboldt, Iowa |
| Fourth place: West Parish Congregational Church, Bethel, Maine |
President's Award |
| Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe, for Charles G. Finney and the Spirit of American Evangelism. |
Guptill Award |
| John E. Nutting, for Becoming the United Church of Christ in Vermont, 1795-1995. |
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1996 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: Kingston Congregational Church, Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: United Congregational Church, Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Second place: Lakeville United Church of Christ, Lakeville, New York |
| Third place: United Church of Christ, Vermillion, South Dakota |
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1995 |
Fagley Awards |
| Churches with more than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational United Church of Christ, Moorhead, Minnesota |
| Second place: Pilgrim Church, Duxbury, Massachusetts |
| Third place: St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ, Collinsville, Illinois |
| Churches with fewer than 350 members |
| First place: First Congregational Church, Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| Second place: Community Congregational Church, Corona del Mar, California |
| Third place: Congregational United Church of Christ, Decorah, Iowa |
| Honorable mention: Heritage Congregational Church, Berea, Ohio |
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