About the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award
The Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award was established in 1974 at the request of Edna Mowbray, in memory of her late husband to recognize their commitment to achieve Christian unity. Luke and Edna Mowbray were faithful members of First Baptist Church in Pratt, Kansas. They were dedicated American Baptists who helped other farmers during difficult times. The Award’s purpose is to give recognition to a member of an American Baptist church who has made an outstanding contribution in ecumenical work at the local, state, national, or international level as either a volunteer or paid professional.
The ABCUSA Committee on Christian Unity and Interfaith Relations receives nominations for the Luke Mowbray Ecumenical Award every two years and is typically presented at the ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit, which occurs in June, odd-numbered years.
Interested in nominating someone for this award?
Nomination process will open up again toward the end of 2024.
Past Recipients
2021 Ineda P. Adesanya
2019 Stephen Butler Murray
2017 June Totten
2015 A. Roy Medley & Molly T. Marshall (2 recipients)
2013 Rothangliani Chhangte
2011 J. George Reed
2009 Donald Anderson
2007 Anthony Malone, M.D.
2005 Jean S. Stromberg
2003 Lawrence Hargrave
2001 Lynn E. Hodges
1999 Olive Tiller
1997 Bernardino Martinez
1995 Arthur Fuller
1993 Doris Younger
1991 Kenneth Maxwell
1989 Roger Fredrikson
1987 David C. Bloom
1985 Joel Ayala
1983 Paul Gillespie
1981 W. Lee Hicks
1979 Elizabeth Haselden
1977 Marvin Chandler
1975 R. H. Edwin Espy