18th Annual Living Faith Awards - 2009

The Metropolitan Area Church Board (MACB) is sponsoring the 18th Annual Living Faith Awards Breakfast, as a means of recognizing laypersons of exemplary faith within their vocation and larger community.

The Living Faith Awards Breakfast, Thursday, May 28, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at the Harry C. Moores Campus Center at Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209. For the 5th year, an award will be presented to an interfaith nominee (non-Christian).

THE HONOREES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AND/OR ADVERTISING NOW! See below for forms and more information.

Carolyn Abels - Northwest Christian Church (Disciples)

Abukar Arman - Columbus Council on American-Islamic Relations

Richard Dick - Christ the King

Kim Emch - Upper Arlington Lutheran

Allan Kennedy - Covenant Presbyterian

Guy L. Reese, II - Second Baptist

Ann Summers - Westerville Community United Church of Christ

Mike Tynan - Dignity Columbus

Edna Vaughn - Christ United Methodist

• lyn Abels-Northwest Christian Church (Disciples)kar Arman-Columbus Council on American Islamic Relationshard Dick-Christ the King Church Emch-Upper Arlington Lutheran Churchllan Kennedy-Covenant Presbyterian Church L. Reese, II-Second Baptist Churchn Summers-Westerville Community United Church of Christ

• Mike Tynan-Dignity ColumbusEdna Vaughn-Christ United Methodist

Richard Cordray Honorary Chairperson for the 2009 Living Faith Awards

Richard Cordray was elected Ohio  Attorney General in November 2008. He previously served as Ohio Treasurer of State, Franklin County Treasurer, State Representative, and as Ohio’s first Solicitor General.

   Cordray’s career has been guided by the spirit of community service and the belief that government should strive to make a positive difference in the daily lives of its citizens. As state representative, he sponsored the Ohio Community Service Education Act. An accomplished lawyer, Cordray taught constitutional law for 13 years at the Ohio State University’s law school. In 2003, he earned the Presidential Service Award from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation for his work supporting legal services for the poor, and in 2000 the Human Rights Campaign named him “Humanitarian of the Year” for his efforts to promote tolerance and understanding in our communities.

   His commitment to cutting costs, enhancing economic development, and promoting financial security earned national recognition in 2008, including the Excellence in Government Leadership Award from the Association of Government  Accountants and NeighborWorks America’s Government Service Award as the foremost national leader in state government for his work on foreclosure prevention.

   Cordray earned a master’s degree with first-class honors from Oxford University in England and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was editor of the Law Review. He lives near Grove City with his wife, Peggy and their young twins. His earliest claim to fame was as an undefeated five-time champion on the Jeopardy TV show.

LFA Will Present First Social Justice Award at  2009 Breakfast

CMACC will be presenting its first ever Social Justice Award at the Living Faith Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 28, 2009. The recipient will be the Bishop of the West Ohio Conference, The United Methodist Church, Bruce R. Ough.

   Bishop Ough is the resident bishop of the Ohio West Area of The United Methodist Church, where he is the spiritual leader for nearly 220,000 United Methodists in more than 1,155 congregations in 58 Ohio counties.  He has served West Ohio since September, 2000 and will continue in that role until August 2012. Prior to his election and consecration as a bishop in July 2000, Bishop Ough served as the senior pastor of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, a 2,800-member congregation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

   Bishop Ough has received numerous awards, honors, and professional recognitions. He has also published a number of professional and inspirational articles, including a thorough study of the small membership church, Independent, Courageous, Stubborn; a series of devotional articles for The Upper Room Disciplines in 1985, 1993 and 1996, for Peniel, and for Weavings. Bishop Ough was also a contributor to The Spiritual Formation Bible (Zondervan, 1999).

   Bishop Ough has demonstrated a life-long commitment to social and racial justice.  Before attending seminary, he was employed by the Oglaga Sioux on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Dakotas as a guidance counselor for native young people.  In West Ohio, Bishop Ough has been a leader in the efforts to stop casino gambling, a clarion voice for abolishing the death penalty, an advocate for equal rights for all persons, and a supporter of payday lending reform.  In the fall of 2008, Bishop Ough was a leader in supporting the Muslim community and speaking out against the “Obsession DVD” that was distributed in Ohio and other swing states prior to the presidential election.  Bishop Ough has teamed with leaders from across Ohio to advocate for a just and  effective public education system for all children and youth. 

   He is married to Charlene Ough, and they are the parents of three sons: Lance (with spouse Cathie in Wilmington, Virginia), Stuart (with spouse Christine in Indianapolis, Indiana), and Matthew (with spouse Jory in Chicago, Illinois).  They are the proud grandparents of Dashua Henning Ough and Cailum Isaac Ough, both born in 2006.

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