Every year, Memorial United Church of Christ honors one or more members with the Faith and Service Award in recognition of exceptional use of time, talent and treasure in the work and witness of our congregation. The award is usually presented on the Sunday in March when we also receive the One Great Hour of Sharing offering, which goes to help deal with emergencies and on-going development all over the world. This recognizes the commitment of Memorial and its members to reach out in ever-widening circles.
Other special awards are for Lifetime Service and for Youth Service.
2021 – Michael Bryant and Cindy Rosch
The past recipients of the Faith and Service Award are:
2020 – Lynn Hilgers and Sarah Fritz
2019 – Jay Schad and Kaitlin Young
2018 – Amy Boutelle and Al Krug
2017 – Bonnie Van Overbeke and Ellen Reuter
2016 – Denise Brandl, Nona Suhr and Nathan Smith
2015 – Celia Kiela and Jackie Neidhart
2014 – Kelly Jetzer and David Ast
2013 – Gordon and Doris Knaack
2012 – Connie Von Der Heide
2011 – Mark Sieger and Betsy Robbins
2010 – Chris Hammer and Wendy Proctor
2009 – Nancy Baumgardner and Keith Von Der Heide
2008 – Jon and Jacy Boldebuck; Janine Bessemer
2007 – Jann Veloff and Susan Webb
2006 – Loma Klossner and Dean Baumgardner
2005 – Gary Johnson and John Van Overbeke
2004 – Mary and Tony Young
2003 – Jim and Mary Ellen Tetzlaff; Phoebe Maloney
2002 – John and Nancy Hilliard
2001 – Chuck and Ruth Schoenwetter
2000 – Sam and Shirley Robbins
1999 – Art and Leone Babler
1998 – Sonjia Short
1997 – Carol Williams
1996 – Ted and Marie Peterson
1992 – Henry Ahrnsbrak and Sandy Henshue
1990 – Ruth Tiedemann
1989 – Lena Gerber
1988 – Jeff Falkner
Youth Service Award
2009 – Katie Von Der Heide and Jessica Veloff
2017 – Brenda Boutelle
Lifetime Service Award
2009 – Shirley Robbins
2010 – Ted Peterson
2014 – Jeff Falkner
2015 – John Hilliard