ABHMS seeks nominations for Edwin T. Dahlberg Award, recognizing leadership in justice and peace

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 07/15/2026)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) seeks nominations for the Edwin T. Dahlberg Peace Award to be announced at the 2027 American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Biennial Mission Summit to be held June 10-13, 2027, in Rochester, New York.

The Edwin T. Dahlberg Peace Award is given to an individual or church for outstanding work for peace and justice. The awardee should demonstrate courageous leadership as well as a compassionate Christian witness for and with individuals marginalized in the United States and around the world.

This award is named in recognition of the ministry of Edwin T. Dahlberg, who was president of ABCUSA, 1946-1947, and president of the National Council of Churches, 1957-1960. He was instrumental in founding the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Baptist Peace Fellowship. In 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the first award recipient. Subsequent honorees include Harold E. Stassen, William Sloan Coffin, Jimmy Carter, Gustavo Parajon, Ken Sehested, Marian Wright Edelman, Mark Hatfield, John Lewis, LeDayne McLeese Polaski, and, most recently, A. Roy Medley.

The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2026. Click here to access and complete the nomination form online. For more information, contact Lisa Harris Lee, ABHMS director of mission engagement, at lisa.harris-lee@abhms.org.

American Baptist Home Mission Societies partners with American Baptists to promote Christian faith, cultivate Christ-centered leaders and disciples, and bring healing and transformation to communities across the United States and Puerto Rico.

American Baptist Churches USA is one of the most diverse Christian denominations today, with approximately 5,000 congregations comprised of 1.3 million members, across the United States and Puerto Rico, all engaged in God’s mission around the world.