On June 26, The Salvation Army’s territorial magazines, website and digital media won 18 awards from the Canadian Christian Communicators Association (formerly Canadian Church Press) in a ceremony held on that organization’s Facebook page.

The editorial team took home three prestigious General Excellence awards, two for its magazines, Faith & Friends (1st place) and Salvationist (3rd place), and one for Salvationist.ca website (3rd place). Overall, Salvationist took home six awards, Faith & Friends received eight, the digital media categories garnered three and Foi & Vie, the Army’s French publication, received one.

Territorial headquarters’ marketing and communications team took home 2nd place in the newly created Marketing Campaign category for their “Everyone Needs an Army” campaign. Also highlighted was the editorial department’s use of social media, which earned top prize. The awards were given for work published in the 2019 calendar year.

Lt-Colonel John P. Murray, secretary for communications, notes, “We celebrate with our THQ communications editorial team and our contributors from program services, candidates, Ethics Centre and world missions as together we recognize the creative excellence and substantive written contributions that garnered significant recognition.”

The Canadian Christian Communicators Association includes representatives from approximately 60 member publications, including mainline, Catholic and evangelical churches. Member publications were invited to enter in more than 30 categories. The awards were judged by accomplished journalists and academics from both the religious and secular media.

Salvationist

1st place – Feature Photo – “From Music Camp to Boot Camp” – Photographer: Two & Quarter Photography

2nd place – Photo Essay – “Mesmerizing Mozambique” – Photographer: Joel Johnson; Designer: Timothy Cheng

3rd place – General Excellence – January, February, March – Editors: Pamela Richardson, Giselle Randall, Kristin Ostensen, Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton; Designer: Timothy Cheng

3rd place – From the Editor – “Sacred Spaces” – Author: Geoff Moulton

3rd place – Department – Ethically Speaking: “Man Up!”, “Is It in You to Give?”, “Hooked on Porn” – Authors: Alex Stoney, Aimee Patterson and Lt-Colonel Lynn Armstrong; Editor: Giselle Randall

Honorable Mention – Front Cover – “Joy to the World” (December) – Designer: Brandon Laird

Faith & Friends

1st place – General Excellence – January, February, March – Editor: Ken Ramstead; Designer: Brandon Laird

1st place – Biblical Interpretation – “Seeing Things” – Author: Major Jennifer Hale

2nd place – Interview – “Hearts of Gold” – Author: Kristin Ostensen

2nd place – Front Cover – “Faith on High” (November) – Designer: Brandon Laird

2nd place – Original Artwork – “Cliché Confessions” – Artist: Dennis Jones

3rd place – News Story – “Help After the Hurricane” – Author: Linda Leigh

3rd place – Feature Photo – “Fear Less” – Photographer: Tim Boyles

Honorable Mention – Edition Layout and Design (September) – Designer: Brandon Laird

Salvationist.ca and Digital Media

1st place – Use of Social Media – Salvationist Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube – Contributors: Kristin Ostensen, Giselle Randall, Hannah Saley, Brandon Laird

2nd place – Marketing Campaign – “Everyone Needs an Army” – Contributor: Neil Leduke and Grey Canada

3rd place – General Excellence – Salvationist.ca – Designers: Hannah Saley, Brandon Laird; Editors: Kristin Ostensen, Giselle Randall, Pamela Richardson, Ken Ramstead, Geoff Moulton

Foi & Vie

2nd place – Front Cover – “Sans Peur” – Designer: Brandon Laird