April 30 to MAY 1, Chicago
ECPA AWARDS AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
April 30, 2024 | Dinner starts at 6 pm
- This event is included with Leadership Summit attendee registration.
- Guest tickets are available for purchase.
Business casual dress
The ECPA Awards and 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place at the Hilton Rosemont at Chicago O’Hare on Tuesday, April 30th. Starting at 6 pm with a dinner buffet, we will gather to celebrate the industry's best content and those who have contributed to excellence in Christian publishing. The Alloy Horn Quartet, whose appealing performances are powering their rise to the top of the chamber music scene, will provide the evening’s entertainment.
Along with celebrating ECPA’s 50th anniversary and recognition of the Milestone Sales achieved in the past year, honors will include:
The 2024 Christian Book Award® winners will be announced in twelve categories, including the presentation via webcast of the Christian Book of the Year® by last year’s recipient and New York Times bestselling author, Jennie Allen.
Sarah Young, author of the Jesus Calling devotionals, will be honored posthumously with the ECPA Pinnacle Award in recognition of her impact to the industry, church and society at large. Her Jesus Calling devotionals have sold over 46 million units worldwide, and she was known to pray daily for her readers. The first title, Jesus Calling, earned a Double Diamond Milestone Sales Award from ECPA in 2023 for over 20 million sold.
Henrietta Mears will be honored posthumously as the recipient of the industry’s Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award. Henrietta Mears founded Gospel Light publishing in 1933. She used her platform and teaching gifts to create significant resources for the church and children's ministry, by developing the modern approach to Sunday School. ECPA recognizes her as a leader whose lifetime of work in the Christian publishing industry is characterized by innovation and influence that has endured through time.
Ted Terry will be presented with the ECPA Chair Award to recognize his impact in the industry. For 58 years, Ted Terry has impacted the Christian publishing industry, mentoring booksellers, publishers, and authors. For 22 years, he was the sales representative and owner of the Noble Marketing Group, working to advance the work of ECPA members such as Baker, Kregel, InterVarsity Press, and many others.
Throughout 2024, Harvest House Publishers will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of evangelical Christian publishing. Established in 1974 by entrepreneur, Bob Hawkins Sr., and currently led by Bob Hawkins Jr. since 1991, Harvest House is most honored to share this night with ECPA in recognition of five decades of publishing service and ministry outreach.
Threaded throughout the evening will be reflections from across the industry on ECPA’s past, present and future work in service of the industry. The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association was founded in 1974 by 22 companies who had a vision to work together as competitors to strengthen and grow the industry. Today, ECPA has nearly 185 members and represents over a billion dollar industry.
