UCC StillSpeaking Magazine Wins RCC Best Magazine Award

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StillSpeaking Magazine earns top prize from Religious Communicators Council

> Written by Staff Reports
> April 1, 2011

The UCC?s StillSpeaking Magazine won best

magazine March 31 at the Religious Communicators
Council DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards presentation in Little Rock, Ark.

?The covers of this magazine are so striking they
would draw attention from across the room,? said
the judges, who called the publication a ?great concept? and ?highly  readable.?

?The high quality of production packages the
excellent content beautifully,? they added.

> ?This is exactly the response we hoped to
> achieve,? said the Rev. Gregg Brekke,
> StillSpeaking Magazine editor. ?We wanted to make
> something beautiful, compelling and inviting ??
> showing the best of the UCC to inspire and inform.?

In his acceptance remarks, Brekke noted the

transitions that have taken place over the last
two years in communications at the UCC. Recalling
the 25-year history of the United Church News
newspaper and its move to a web-only resource 18
months ago, he said, ?I?d like to thank all those
who discerned and believed with us. It took a
leap of faith to launch this new magazine.?

"StillSpeaking being named best magazine by the
Religion Communicators Council is a testament to
the vision of a dedicated staff who believed that
a new print piece that made a clear, compelling
case for the distinctive values and voice of the
United Church of Christ could thrive, if it
stayed true to that high aim," said the Rev. J.
Bennett Guess, publisher. "Thanks to the
dedication of editor Gregg Brekke and many
others, the StillSpeaking Magazine is more than a
good read; it's an inspiring religious experience, with each turn of the pa ge."

Both 2010 editions of StillSpeaking Magazine
garnered additional awards for their respective
photo essays: the Spring/Summer edition earned an
award for its ?Belonging? theme and the
Fall/Winter edition received recognition for its theme of ?Blessing.?

?When we partnered with UCC to launch

StillSpeaking, our number one goal was to make a
piece that was full of life and impactful, that
would be timeless,? said Ellen Moriarty, creative
director at The Shamrock Companies, who designs
and prints the magazine. ?We are thrilled to be
just one part of the team that has been able to
take UCC?s vision for the publication and turn it into reality.?

The Rev. W. Evan Golder, editor emeritus of

United Church News, was also present and received
an Award of Merit for his work on the Kendal at Home publication, ?Le Cha t.?

The full list of 2011 award recipients is available at <http://ow.ly/4qOfD>.

StillSpeaking Magazine is published in the spring
and fall annually. The spring 2011 edition will
begin shipping in May. You can subscribe online or by calling 800-537-3394.