Past Evangelism Award Recipients
“Evangelism is any way we can help people bump into Jesus.”
Rev. Lisa Yebuah, Denman Evangelism Award Recipient
Formerly known as the Harry Denman Evangelism Award, this recognition was presented through the Foundation for Evangelism from 1990–2024 in three categories: clergy, laity, and youth.
In 2025, the Foundation shifted to focus on the Laity Evangelism Award. The NC Conference Evangelism & Discipleship Team now presents its own Evangelism Award to continue honoring clergy and youth, alongside the laity recognized by the Foundation.
Recent Award Celebrations
| Year | Category | Name | Location |
| 2025 | clergy | Joseph Hyun-Soak Park | Newport, NC |
| 2025 | laity | Jack Parker | Edenton, NC |
| 2025 | youth | Seanna Alebiosu | Raleigh, NC |
| 2024 | clergy | Bruce Edward Petty | Sanford, NC |
| 2024 | laity | Stacie A. Holmes | Surf City, NC |
| 2024 | youth | Jolie Grace Sullivan | Sanford, NC |
| 2023 | clergy | Wesley Neal | Durham, NC |
| 2023 | laity | Daewon Goldenbaum-Yang | Greenville, NC |
| 2023 | youth | Gabriela Loaiza Muñoz | Murfreesboro, NC |
| 2022 | clergy | Stephen Robert Dunn | Farmville, NC |
| 2022 | laity | D. Gayle Tabor | Carolina Beach, NC |
| 2022 | youth | Jacey Rylan Hilburn | Clinton, NC |
| 2020 | clergy | Marty Cauley | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 2019 | laity | Bill Eure | Roanoke Rapids, NC |
| 2019 | clergy | Douglas Johnson | Fremont, NC |
| 2019 | youth | Jadon Charles Olsen | Laurinburg, NC |
| 2018 | clergy | David Blackman | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2018 | laity | Randy Evans | Wilmington, NC |
| 2018 | laity | Windy Hassell Rose | Columbia, NC |
| 2018 | youth | Hanna Berg | Wilmington, NC |
| 2017 | youth | Sarah Catherine Jeffries | Laurinburg, NC |
| 2017 | clergy | Cory B. Oliver | Roanoke Rapids, NC |
| 2017 | laity | Albert Q. Smith | Wilmington, NC |
| 2016 | laity | Laura Avery Manning | Roanoke Rapids, NC |
| 2016 | clergy | Karl Neuschaefer | Rocksboro, NC |
| 2016 | youth | Anna Van Deventer | Hillsborough, NC |
| 2015 | clergy | John A. Farmer | Arapahoe, NC |
| 2015 | laity | Joey Gore | Wilmington, NC |
| 2015 | youth | Matthew Marks | Kipling, NC |
| 2015 | youth | Abby Martin | Clayton, NC |
| 2014 | laity | Garry Ward | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 2014 | laity | Virginia Ward | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 2014 | clergy | Lisa Naa-Shormey Yebuah | Raleigh, NC |
| 2013 | clergy | Jerry E. Mitchell | Goldsboro, NC |
| 2013 | laity | Todd Rentz | Red Springs, NC |
| 2013 | youth | Jennifer White | Fayetteville, NC |
| 2012 | clergy | Neal Salter, Jr. | Burlington, NC |
| 2012 | youth | Josh Leslie | Clayton, NC |
| 2011 | clergy | Johnny Branch | Greenville, NC |
| 2011 | laity | Robert Gallagher | Wake Forest, NC |
| 2011 | youth | Cassie Hall | Fuquay-Varina, NC |
| 2010 | laity | Eston Brinkley | Wilmington, NC |
| 2010 | clergy | Jerry Jackson | Burlington, NC |
| 2010 | youth | Stephanie Patterson | Burlington, NC |
| 2009 | clergy | Eddie Hill | Supply, NC |
| 2009 | laity | Helen Little | Clayton, NC |
| 2008 | laity | Don Johnson | Jackson, NC |
| 2008 | laity | Isadora “Dodo” Johnson | Jackson, NC |
| 2008 | clergy | Bob Mangum | Cilo, SC |
| 2007 | clergy | Camille Yorkey Compton | Raleigh, NC |
| 2007 | laity | Dotsy Reynolds | Rockingham, NC |
| 2006 | laity | Gary Wayne Locklear | Pembroke, NC |
| 2006 | clergy | Robert Fairley | Maxton, NC |
| 2005 | clergy | Danny Allen | New Bern, NC |
| 2005 | laity | Sadot Mendez | Hertford, NC |
| 2004 | clergy | Matthew Evans | Henderson, NC |
| 2004 | laity | Dennis Tawney | Parkton, NC |
| 2003 | clergy | Tim Reaves | White Oak, NC |
| 1997 | laity | Gregory Bronson | |
| 1997 | clergy | Jeffrey Lee Severt | New Bern, NC |
| 1996 | clergy | Sam Dixon, Jr. | Roanoke Rapids, NC |
| 1996 | laity | Thomas Walden | Youngsville, NC |
| 1992 | laity | Barbara Carey | Stonewall, NC |
| 1992 | clergy | Jerry Lowry | Sunset Beach, NC |
| 1991 | laity | Linda Harris | Raleigh, NC |
| 1991 | clergy | Ecwood Lancaster | Wilmington, NC |
| 1990 | clergy | M. Eugene Tyson | New Bern, NC |