The family of Augusta Jeffrey has presented First Presbyterian Church with a fund from which a recognition award is to be presented each year to a member for outstanding volunteer efforts within the Church and through its programs. Nominees are reviewed by a committee appointed by the Board of Deacons, and an award winner selected by a consensus, according to the information provided on the nomination form. Church members may nominate more than one person. Nominations are accepted each year in February and awarded during a recognition celebration in March.

Areas of volunteer service may include but are not limited to: mission, worship, member care, Christian education, administration, and evangelism. Each year, the winner of the Augusta Jeffrey Memorial Award will designate an honor gift to the area of ministry in which the Church is engaged that they deem most worthy. A list of possible recipients of this memorial fund is provided to winners to choose from, but choices are not limited to the list.

2024 Augusta Jeffrey Awardee

It was our pleasure to present the 2024 Augusta Jeffrey Award to Becky Christianson on Sunday April 21st.

Becky was nominated by several Session members who noted her exemplary service as Clerk of Session for the last two years. She takes the minutes of each meeting and keeps the meetings on track with her knowledge of the Book of Order and Robert’s Rules of Order. She has also taken on the clean-up and rewriting of many church policies and procedure manuals, in light of recent mandates from the denomination.

Becky does it all with attention to detail and dedication, but also a light heart. While much of her volunteer work is behind the scenes and not visible to the whole congregation, we all benefit from her commitment and diligence.