The Recognition of the Distinguished Service Award is the highest humanitarian acknowledgment in the Church Of God In Christ. The award recognizes individuals for their work and benevolence to humanity throughout the world. The selected recipients are people of faith in God with a spiritual conscience recognizing the natural essentials for the spiritual and natural betterment of mankind. They have demonstrated in their life duties the excellence and diligence it takes to bring effective change to improve the lives of others. Their life contributions have enabled the Church Of God In Christ to be acknowledged as a spiritual and natural resource, and beacon of light to the poor, rejected, underprivileged, unlearned, physically challenged, faithless, and perverse. Their strength and tenacity have brought hope to many and continue to show the enabled power of God to everyone that will receive His love.