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Local Church History Award
The Local Church History Award is given for exceptionally well written histories created since the previous year’s HSUMC annual meeting.
The deadline for submissions in 2026 is May 1, 2026 and may be mailed to
Rev. Ivan G. Corbin, 411 Quercus Road, Auburndale, FL 33823
or emailed to ivangcorbin@gmail.com.
(Questions may be submitted to this email address as well)
2025 Award Recipient
James A. Dougherty

Previous award recipients
2023
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church: Love, Struggle and Renewal as a Sheltering Church 1981-2022 by Kent H. Roberts
2024
The First Methodist Society in Dover: A History of St. John's United Methodist Church, Dover, New Hampshire, 1823-2023 by Jesse Andrew Galt
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