BWIM NC Past Award Recipients
The Church Award
Given to congregations who are exemplary in supporting and encouraging the cause of women in ministry
1996- Antioch Baptist Church (Enfield)
1997- College Park Baptist Church (Greensboro)
1998- St. John’s Baptist Church (Charlotte)
1999- Wake Forest Baptist Church (Wake Forest)
2001- Millbrook Baptist Church (Raleigh)
2002- First Baptist Church, Wilson
2003- Cullowhee Baptist Church (Cullowhee)
2004- Weldon Baptist Church (Weldon)
2005- Watts Street Baptist Church (Durham)
2006- Park Road Baptist Church (Charlotte)
2007- Memorial Baptist Church (Buies Creek)
2008- Ridge Road Baptist Church (Raleigh)
2009- Sardis Baptist Church (Charlotte)
2010- Knollwood Baptist Church (Winston-Salem)
2011- Providence Baptist Church (Hendersonville)
2012- Flat Rock Baptist Church (Mt. Airy)
2013-Westwood Baptist Church (Cary)
2014-First Baptist Church (Ahoskie)
2015-First Baptist Church (Raleigh)
2016- Northwest Baptist Church (Winston-Salem)
2017- Greenwood Forest Baptist Church (Cary)
2018 – First Baptist Church on Fifth (Winston-Salem)
2019 – Greystone Baptist Church (Raleigh)
2020 – Lakeside Baptist Church (Rocky Mount)
2021 – Trinity Baptist Church (Raleigh)
2022 – First Baptist Church (Laurinburg)
2023 - First Baptist Church (Smithfield)
2024 - Oakmont Baptist Church (Greeneville)
2025 - Hominy Baptist Church (Candler)
The Anne Thomas Neil Award: Clergy
Given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of women in ministry
1988- Anne Thomas Neil
1989- Donna Forrester
1990- Elizabeth Barnes
1991- Sue Fitzgerald
1992- Dot King
1993- Caralie Brown
1994- Sara Ann Hobbs
1995- Mary Caldwell
1996- Geneva Metzger
1997- Velma Ferrell
1998- Paula Clayton Dempsey
1999 – Tyanna Day
2001- Tom and Eunice Bland
2002- Furman Hewitt
2003- Judith Powell
2004- Anne Compere
2005- Paula Settle
2006- Linda McKinnish Bridges
2007- Beatrice Kay Simpson
2008- Ruby Fulbright
2009- Mary Margaret Brooks
2010- Jessie Bell Lewis and Claudeline Lewis
2011- Wanda Kidd
2012- Carolyn McClendon
2013- Gail Coulter
2014- Alicia Davis Porterfield
2015- Ka’thy Gore Chappell
2016- Michael Usey
2017- Janice Haywood
2018 – Faithe Beam
2019 – Charlotte Cook Smith
2020 – Esther Soud Parker
2021 – Karen Metcalf-Eickoff
2022 – Kheresa Harmon
2023 - Allison Farrah
2024- Anna Daniels Anderson and Leslie Sessoms
2025- Sarah Boberg
The Anne Thomas Neil Award: Laity
Given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of women in ministry
2020- Louise Dawson
2021- Joy Gambill
2022- Mary Foskett
2023- Les Davis
2024- Bobbi Furr
2025- Karen Brewer