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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award
Deadline: February 28 Each Year
Southwest Texas Conference
Commission on Religion and Race
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Award is given annually by the
Southwest Texas Conference Commission on Religion
and Race. The Commission recognizes an individual
whose life, vocation and action exhibit the criteria set
forth below, as exemplified by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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CRITERIA
• The recipient should be a member of The United Methodist
Church within the geographical boundaries of the Southwest
Texas Conference, or the Rio Grande Conference.
• The recipient may be either lay or clergy, and a person who
is deeply committed to
—the Christian imperative of nonviolence working to build
bridges between cultures, breaking down all racial
barriers that separate and dehumanize
—being a strong advocate of human brokenness of
humanity and seeking to be in healing ministries,
working to alleviate racial tensions in the Conference
or Community
—promoting and supporting domestic tranquility, peace
and justice, being a reconciling agent in communities
—a clear understanding of and commitment to
world peace.
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PROCESS
Nominations will be received until February 28. The award will be made during
the Annual Conference Awards session.
Please submit hard copy or emailed entries to:
MLK Jr Award Chair Rev. Johnny Toy
c/o SWTC Commission on Religion and Race
16400 Huebner Rd
San Antonio TX 78248-1693
revone@sbcglobal.net
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History of Recipents of
the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award
SWTX Conference
Current - 1998
2011 Lynda Redix
2010 Dr. William C. Akins
2009 Linda D. Keen
2008 Bishop Joel N. Martínez
2007 Rev. Dr. Austin Frederick, Jr.
2006 Katy Fitzhugh, University UMC,
San Antonio (lay)
2005 Rev. J. Charles Merrill
2004 Rev. Robert Glenn
2003 Rev. Georgia Stone
2002 Byrd Bonner, Travis Park UMC,
San Antonio (lay)
2001 Nathaniel & Mary Hankins
2000 Rev. Melanie Welsh
1999 Coleta Byrd, Wesley Harper UMC,
Seguin (lay)
1998 Leonard Foster, Art UMC (lay
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