The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held their 28th Annual Prayer Luncheon, during their weekly meeting Tuesday at the Taylorville Memorial Hospital auditorium.

Cindy Stock was honored as this year's recipient of the Kiwanis Outstanding Spiritual Leader award.  Stock has long been involved in Trinity Lutheran Church, including Sunday School, church and chime choirs.  She was a long-time employee of the Taylorville School District, and was nominated by her Pastor Rod Blomquist.

Stock credited her faith for her service.

Guest speaker for the annual Kiwanis Prayer Luncheon was Doctor David Roadcup, a professor at T-C-M International Institute, a seminary in Vienna, Austria.  Roadcup appeared via Skype, telling Kiwanis members of how the seminary is creating ministers to spread the gospel thru-out Europe.

Terry Cunefare, governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis, along with his wife Ruby, were also guests at Tuesday's Kiwanis Prayer Luncheon.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Memorial Hospital auditorium.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.

 The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held their 28th Annual Prayer Luncheon during their weekly meeting Tuesday at the Taylorville Memorial Hospital auditorium.  From left to right:  Local Kiwanis president Martin Vota; Dick Wamsley, chair of the annual Kiwanis Prayer Luncheon; Cathy Coker, who chaired the Kiwanis Outstanding Spiritual Leader selection committee; Cindy Stock, who won the Outstanding Spiritual Leader award; First Lady of the Kiwanis Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Ruby Cunefare; and Governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis Terry Cunefare.