Adapted from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website
The Archbishop of Canterbury praised the recipients of 40 new non-academic awards for outstanding service to the church in a ceremony at Lambeth Palace March 30.
The awards recognize outstanding service in different fields, including those of Archbishop Justin Welby’s ministry priorities: prayer and the monastic life; reconciliation; and evangelism and witness.
Six new awards are named after previous holders of the office of Archbishop of Canterbury, and they join the existing awards of the Lambeth Cross, the Canterbury Cross, and the Cross of St. Augustine.
Forty people received the awards; many are Christians but some are of other faiths. Recipients included religious, political and community leaders, musicians and others (read their citations [PDF]). Cred Jewellery of London created the medals from fair-trade silver.
In opening the ceremony, Archbishop Welby explained why he gave these awards.
“The first reason is that I want people who make outstanding contributions through their engagement with the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion to know that they are recognized. Of course I know that none of you here today have done what you have done with any thought of public recognition. Nevertheless I hope you will allow the Church to honor you in the way.
“The second reason for giving awards is to point the Church at large and the world at large at examples of lives and actions which embody our beliefs and values. St Francis of Assisi is often quoted as saying, ‘Preach the Gospel always: when necessary, use words.’ Your actions and your lives speak volumes.”
The Lambeth Awards will be presented in the spring each year.
This year’s recipients:
The Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism
- His Grace, Bishop Angaelos, OBE, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
- His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain
- Canon Simon Stephens, OBE, RN
The Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England
- Mr. Peter Beesley
- Dr. Philip Giddings
- Dr. Sarah Horsman
- Mr. Carl Lee
- The Rev. Canon Rob Mackintosh
The Cross of St. Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion
- Professor Salvatore Bordonali
- The Rev. Canon James Callaway
- The Rev. Hamdy Daoud
- Bishop Omindo Hilkiah Deya
- Professor Fabiano Di Prima
- Mrs. Phyllis Richardson
The Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life
- Fr. Laurent Fabre, CCN
- Brother Samuel, SSF
The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation
- Mr. Bill Marsh
- Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra
- Sir Andrew Pocock, KCMG
- Rabbi Dr. David Rosen, KSG, CBE
- The Rev. Martin Turner
The Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness
- Mrs. Chrysogon Bamber
- The Rev. John Coles
- The Rev. Pamela Cooper
- Deaconess Susan C. Essam
- Pastor Agu Irukwu
- Mr. Tim Royle
The Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship
- Mr. David Day
- Miss Maureen Hogarth
- Dr. Eeva John
The Langton Award for Community Service
- Canon Sir Tony Baldry
- Bishop Geoffrey Davies
- The Rev. Joel Edwards
- The Ven. Duncan Green
- The Ven. Arthur Hawes
- Sir Hector Sants
The Cranmer Award for Worship
- Canon Dr. James Lancelot
- Dr. Philip Moore
- Mr. Matt Redman
- Mr. Michael Williams
