The Richard F. Bourne
Distinguished Service Award
In your own words and to the best of your knowledge please fill out the form below to nominate someone for the Richard F. Bourne Distinguished Service Award. Please provide your name so that we may contact you for further information (unless you prefer to remain anonymous). Please make your submission by September 30, 2023.
FAQs
What is the purpose? To recall, celebrate, and recognize individuals in our congregation who have made outstanding contributions through their leadership and exemplary service to God, Arapaho United Methodist Church (AUMC), and our community.
Who awards it? Our entire community: all may nominate, past recipients help select, and the United Methodist Men (UMM) provide limited administrative support.
Are there any qualifications? All nominee(s) must have been active lay members of AUMC for a minimum of ten years.
How are people nominated? Anyone may nominate a member(s) by submitting this form, or by any written means, describing the nominee’s exemplary long-term service.
How are recipients selected? Prior award recipients, the pastor, and the UMM president meet to decide among the submitted nominations.
What do recipients receive? Our heartfelt “thanks,” recognition at a Sunday service, a personalized engraved plaque, and their name(s) inscribed on the plaque at the church listing all the honorees.
Who was Richard F. Bourne? Dick was the first recipient of the Arapaho United Methodist Church Outstanding Service Award in 1992. Until his death in February 2020, Dick was responsible for the administration and preparation of awarding this tribute to others. Dick, along with the support of his wife, Nancy, served our church for over 30 years in many ways, including Chairmanships of the Administrative Council, Finance Committee, and Stewardship Campaign. He taught the Open Door Sunday School Class for over 20 years and served on the building committee for the new sanctuary. Dick also took on the task of leading classes, such as Kerygma and Disciples Bible Study programs. On Laity Sunday, Dick would often be in the Pulpit. He could deliver a mighty sermon! If it involved Arapaho UMC, Dick was there.
PRIOR RECIPIENTS: Dick Bourne (1992), Estelle Smith (1993), Shirley Brumfield (1994), Eddie Cardwell (1995), Dick Arp (1996), Pete Tatman (1997), Ann Muir (1998), Barbara and Bruce Hyink (2000), Bob Lamb (2001), Ann Goar (2002), Shirley and Jim Howard (2003), Mary Ann Smith (2004), Joe Staser (2005), Phil Jackson (2006), Joyce Patton (2007), Karen and Phil Lipoma (2008), Steve and Betsy Morton (2009), Linda Ratcliff Mendenhall (2010), Jim Mitchell (2011), Dewey Thoes (2012), Lauren Hames (2013), Jacky and Marty Russell (2014), Geoff Zenick (2015), Beverly Thoes (2016), Charlie Burgess (2017), Bob Douglas (2018), Sharon Groves (2019), Cliff Clark (2020), Pam Woods (2021) and Jim Smith (2022).