Phoenix—Staff members of the Western Recorder and Kentucky Baptist Convention’s communications department recently were honored with seven awards from Baptist Communicators Association.

The Wilmer C. Fields 2008 Awards Competition honors were presented April 18 as part of the BCA’s annual workshop held in Phoenix.

The winners were:

• Former Western Recorder Editor Trennis Henderson, first place for his news coverage of the 2007 Baptist World Alliance annual meeting in Ghana; and first place for his editorial titled, “Are diverse Baptist groups open to unity?”
  
  
• Western Recorder Partnerships Editor Dannah Prather, second place for her feature article on the summertime lunch ministry in Muhlenberg County; and second place for her feature series titled, “Open hearts: Special needs ministry in Kentucky.”
  
  
• Western Recorder News Director Drew Nichter, honorable mention for his feature series on the KBC’s High Impact church plants.
  
  
• KBC media team of Jonathan Johnston and Larry Brannin, second place for their production of the Despising None podcast hosted by KBC youth strategist Joe Ball.
  
  
• KBC director of communications Robert Reeves, second place for the KBC’s “Fast One to Feed One” promotional campaign for the Southern Baptist Hunger Fund.