Cause of the Year

In order to encourage our publications to tackle certain important subjects, EPA’s annual contest features a Cause of the Year. The Board of Directors chooses a specific topic and presents awards for the best material published during that year.

Cause of the Year includes two categories:
Article and Illustrative Art or Photo

2025 Cause of the Year

The Board of Directors has selected Faith & Technology as the 2025 Cause of the Year. Articles and photos/illustrations published in the calendar year 2025 on this subject may be entered into the contest to be awarded in the spring of 2026. The Faith-Tech sponsor is pray.com.

2026 Cause of the Year

The Board of Directors has selected Spiritual Engagement as the 2026 Cause of the Year. Articles and photos/illustrations published in the calendar year 2026 on this subject may be entered into the contest to be awarded in the spring of 2027.

Cause of the Year History

2026 — Spiritual Engagement

2025 —Faith & Technology (sponsored by pray.com)

2024 — Generosity

2023 — Fostering/Adoption

2022 — Unity

2021 — Mental Health

2020 — Christian Citizenship (sponsored by The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)

2019 — Biblical Literacy (sponsored by Biblica)

2018 — Children in Crisis (sponsored by Children’s AIDS Fund)

2017 — The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

2016 — None

2015 — International Religious Persecution

2014 — Financial Stewardship

2013 — Extreme Poverty

2012 — Global Poverty

2011 — Making the Bible Accessible

2010 — Human Trafficking

2009 — God as Creator

2008 — Caring for God’s Creation

2007 — Hunger

2006 — Aging

2005 — Sanctity of Human Life

2004 — Racial Reconciliation

2003 — The Global AIDS Pandemic

2002 — Peace in the Middle East

2001 — Restorative Justice