Croydon artist Stormzy has recently been awarded a Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award for impacting the public understanding of religion.
The award organisers said they,” decided Stormzy should receive this award not because he believes in God, but because of how this faith has informed his efforts to foster a public conversation and to build a sense of community that has united thousands of fans across cultural, class, generational and religious boundaries.”
The award will be presented via an online ceremony on June 11. The Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley said, “This award celebrates people that have made an outstanding contribution towards understanding how religion impacts on the personal, political and social sides of our lives – for these reasons we’re very pleased to be presenting this year’s award to Stormzy.”
