The Pride Interfaith Coalition began in 1994 presenting an annual award each year to a person or organization who had demonstrated outstanding commitment and courage working for the full-inclusion of LGBT people in communities of faith. Presenting this award has become a popular centerpiece of our annual Pride Interfaith Service and expresses the deep diversity of our communities’ faith and service.
Pride Interfaith Award Recipients
2011 Ken and Marcia Garber — Catholic
2010 Rev. Ann B. Day — United Church of Christ
2009 Boston Transgender Day of Remembrance
2008 For the Bible Tells Me So and Daniel Karslake, Director
2007 The Reverend Elder Troy Perry — Metropolitan Community Churches
2006 Rev. Walter Cuenin — Roman Catholic
2005 Rev. Dr. Norman Kansfield — Reformed Church in America
2004 The Right Reverend Gene Robinson — Episcopal Church
2003 Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry
The Freedom to Marry Coalition
2002 Rev. Martin McLee — Union United Methodist Church, Boston
2001 First Parish, Sudbury — Unitarian Universalist
2000 Central Conference of American Rabbis — Reform Judaism
1999 Rev. Jimmy Creech — United Methodist
Rev. Mark Henderson — Federated Church, Sandwich, NH (American Baptist/United Methodist)
Rev. Gregory Dell — Broadway United Methodist Church, Chicago, IL
Rev. Julie Todd — New England Conference of the United Methodist Church
Christ Church, Lynn — United Methodist
1998 Congregation Am Tikva, Brookline — Judaism
1997 Dignity/Boston — Progressive and Inclusive Catholic
1996 Bishop Walter Righter — Episcopal Church
1995 Mark O’Brien — Pride Interfaith Coalition
1994 Ecumenical Task Force on AIDS
1993 Rev. Bob Wheatly — Founder, Pride Interfaith Service