The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its 16th annual Leadership Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.
Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership in Sustainability. These dual awards reflect the Center’s mission to “promote humanity’s sacred connection to the Earth and each other.”
The 2019 Spirituality and Sustainability Award recipients are:
Spirituality Leadership Award: Rev. Steve Jackson – Rev. Steve Jackson is the pastor of Mt. Joy Missionary Baptist Church, the oldest black Baptist Church in Edwardsville. Mt. Joy has been richly blessed to have had Rev. Jackson as its pastor for more than 40 years. He has worked to increase the diversity of the congregation, and the youth program under his leadership has grown tremendously to include children’s church, young people’s dramatic performances, praise dance troop, and worship and praise team.
Sustainability Leadership Award: Goshen Market – For more than 20 years, the Land of Goshen Community Market has provided local produce, crafts, and music to downtown Edwardsville. The Market has proven to be an integral part of the community, using its resources to provide greater access to healthy food, encourage the growth of local agriculture and to educate the community on sustainable farming practices.
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is a nonprofit multi-faith home for spirituality and sustainability efforts housed in the Buckminster Fuller-designed dome on the SIUE campus.
Tickets for the dinner are $55. For reservations, contact Juli Jacobson at 618-650-3246 or juljaco@siue.edu.