Begun in 1981 to honor United Methodist clergy and lay persons in each annual conference who exhibit unusual and outstanding efforts for the work on Christian Evangelism, the Harry Denman Evangelism Award helps draw attention to evangelism in your conference by honoring one clergy person and one lay person who are reaching others effectively for Christ.

Those eligible for these prestigious awards are persons who are effective in helping persons to experience the transforming love of God through Jesus Christ.  Each annual conference is encouraged to honor one youth, one lay person and one clergy person from their conference each year.

In 2010, The Foundation for Evangelism celebrated together with 42 conferences the awarding of 91 Denman Evangelism Awards, including for the first time, 15 Youth awards.