The
Massachusetts Council of Churches recently presented former Conference
Minister and President Bennie E. Whiten, Jr. with the 2001 Forrest L.
Knapp Ecumenical Award.
Whiten
was honored because of his “sustained ecumenical commitment in
support of unity with justice.” In announcing the award, the Council
describe him as “receiving with grace and diplomacy the affirmations
and admonitions of other churches on behalf of his own; remaining committed
to the ecumenical movement in times of discouragement and times of hope;
and understanding the relationships between the quest for Christian
unity and the need for human community.”
Whiten,
who retired as Massachusetts Conference Minister and President last
year, was honored at the council’s annual meeting, held on January
24th at Andover Newton Theological School.
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