During Tuesday’s Global Council Session at the 2026 Annual Gathering, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) presented the 2026 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award to Daniel Zacharias of Canada in recognition of his faithful leadership advancing truth, reconciliation, and justice with Indigenous peoples.
Established in 2006, the Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award recognizes a Baptist leader who has taken significant and effective action to secure, protect, restore, or preserve human rights in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other internationally recognized human rights principles.
“I receive this award with deep gratitude and humility. I have been blessed to join alongside and learn from many people in this work and continue to pursue a faithful response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. I am especially thankful for my Baptist family and for the opportunities I have had to help churches face hard truths and imagine ways to respond well going forward.”
Dr. H. Daniel Zacharias
