Women of the ELCA publications, Gather and Cafe, win 15 awards

by Women of the ELCA

WOMEN OF THE ELCA PUBLICATIONS won 15 awards for 2020 communications work from the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and the Associated Church Press (ACP). Gather won RCC’s top award: Best in Class for the design of its December 2020 issue.

The awards were presented in April 2021 during an online meeting of the two religion communicators’ associations. See a complete list below.

RCC AWARDS

Gather won the RCC’s prestigious Best in Class Design (for the December 2020 cover). Gather also won:

• Publication Design, Cover or Feature (December 2020 cover, category winner).
• Magazines, Series (Fall 2020, “Holy Time” Bible study series, award of merit).
• Magazines, Single Work (December 2020, award of merit)
• Graphic Design, Illustration, Article or Story (May 2020 design/illustration of “Jesus and Vegas have a lot in common,” award of merit).

ACP HONORS

The 2021 Associated Church Press Best of the Church Press Awards presented the Electronic Newsletter award of excellence to BoldCafe.org, a monthly e-newsletter for and with young adult women, edited by Elizabeth McBride.

The ACP also presented awards to Gather for:

Devotional/Inspirational—long format: “A tear in the ribbon of time,” by Violet Cucciniello Little, December 2020 (award of excellence)

Biographical Profile: “Telling her own story: The life and lessons of Jarena Lee,” by Laura J. Gifford, November 2020 (award of merit).

Professional Resource: “Passing the peace: We are called to reconciliation, not quiet,” by the Rev. Tiffany C. Cheney, July/August 2020 (honorable mention)

Biblical Interpretation: “God’s time: It didn’t mean what I thought it did,” by Rebecca Eve Schweitzer, October 2020 (honorable mention)

Bible Resource: “Just love,” Summer 2020 Gather Bible study, by the Rev. Dr. Christa Compton and the Rev. Gladys Moore (honorable mention)

Video Series (Vlog, Video podcast, etc.): Fall 2020 “Holy time” video series, by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, Bible study presenter (honorable mention)

Critical Review: “Reading with young children at Advent: These picture books celebrate, await the coming of Christ,” by Elizabeth Hunter, December 2020 (honorable mention)

Magazine Design, Entire Issue: May 2020, by designers Karli Pawlak, Kelly McMurray, 2Communique, (honorable mention)

Best Disapproving Letter to the Editor: “I’m done with your diversity,” by Name redacted, address omitted from the envelope (award of excellence).