| | United Church of Christ News - UCC recognized as 2005 'Hero of Hope' by Dallas' Cathedral of Hope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | The UCC has been honored with the 2005 “Hero of Hope Award” presented on July 24 by the 4,300-member Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, Texas. |
 | | The UCC was chosen in appreciation for its “extravagant welcome” of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as exemplified by the denomination’s “Stillspeaking” advertising campaign, says the Rev. Jo Hudson, Cathedral of Hope’s senior pastor and rector. |
 | | The Hero of Hope Award originated in the early 1990s as a way for the Cathedral of Hope to “single out and honor people who have courageously taken a stand” for LGBT rights, according to the Rev. Michael Piazza, the Cathedral’s dean and national minister. |
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