<P> The Family of Man Medallion is awarded to "individuals who exemplify excellence in the use of God - given talents in the service of humankind ." Since 1963 the Council has presented the award to recipients such as the former United States presidents: John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Richard M. Nixon, and Jimmy Carter . The award was also presented to John D. Rockefeller III . It was also presented to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1978 . David Yonggi Cho in 2005, was the twenty - fifth person and the first Asian man to receive The Family of Man Medallion . </P> <P> In the 1960s, the Council built the Protestant Chapel at JFK International Airport Terminal 4 . The chapel provides Sunday worship, Bible study, chapel counselling to airport employees and the travelling public . </P> <P> The Council built the Protestant - Orthodox Pavilion at the 1964 - 1965 New York World's Fair and sponsored the production of the film Parable, directed by Rolf Forsberg, which was the principal attraction in the pavilion . The film depicted humanity as a traveling circus and Christ as a clown . The clown was played by Clarence Mitchell, Tom Erhart portrayed Punch, and Madhur Jaffrey played a magician's assistant . Over 3 million people visited the pavilion . The film was initially criticized as sacrilegious, but it was well received at the fair and in later showings . However, in building and operating the pavilion the Council incurred a debt of more than $400,000, which took five years to repay . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1895--1901: New York Federation of Churches and Christian Workers </Li> <Li> 1901--1925: The Federation of Churches and Christian Organizations in New York City </Li> <Li> 1925--1943: The Greater New York Federation of Churches </Li> <Li> 1943--1968: The Protestant Council of the City of New York </Li> <Li> 1968--Today: The Council of Churches of the City of New York </Li> </Ul>

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