The Inbetween Spaces of Simchat Torah. Photo by Jon Schroth.
Photo Contest Winners Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2025 photo contest!
Partners for Sacred Places held a national photo contest with the theme “Third Place: Sacred Places Serving Their Neighborhoods.” Amateurs and professionals alike entered their original photos and through anonymous judging a jury has selected one grand-prize-winning photograph as well as three category winners from the categories: The Arts; Education and Service; Open Space; and Community Events.
In addition to those jury winners, the public voted to select “People’s Choice” winners for each category. See the winning photos below!
Grand Prize Winner
“Interior of the Concord Primitive Baptist Church” (pictured above) by Ramón Ángel Acevedo Arce (Rakar), from the Open Space category
Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Monticello, GA
Jury Winners
The Arts
“Race and Song: A Musical Conversation” by Jon Schroth
Alastair Moock and Reggie Harris address challenging issues with generous spirits in their “Race and Song: A Musical Conversation” concert.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown, CT.
Education and Service
“Ballerina in Training” by Jon Schroth
The community room in the back of the church doubles as a dance studio.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown, CT.
Community Events
“Swords to Plowshares” by Jon Schroth
Clayton Schroth hammers a piece from a gun barrel, reshaping it into jewelry during a “Swords to Plowshares” event.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown, CT.
People’s Choice Winners
The Arts
“Blooming Cathedral” by Ken Erfurth
Blooming Cathedral.
San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX.
Education and Service
“Hands that Serve, Hearts that Pray” by Zach Moore
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others” (1 Peter 4:10). Through prayer, compassion, and care, volunteers meets needs through mind, body, and spirit.
The Salvation Army, Camden, NJ.
Open Space
“Funeral Monument at Cedar Hill Cemetery” by Ramón Angel Acevedo Arce (Rakar)
Funeral monolith in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
Community Events
“Santuario de San Lorenzo” by LeRoy Sanchez
Matachines dancing outside of the Santuario.
Santuario de San Lorenzo, Bernalillo, NM.
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Thank you to the photographers who entered the contest, the jurors who judges the entries, and the members of the public who voted!
