Contact: Drew Crandall, Northeast Christians At Work, 800-JOY-9075

VERNON, Conn., Dec. 21, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- Just in time for Christmas, recipients of the 17th annual, 2015 Northeast Marketplace Ministry Awards were announced today. Awards are given to individuals and organizations that demonstrate a high level of interest in, and practical application of, godliness in the workplace.

2015 recipients include Charles Fields, Owner of The Fields Company, a global management consulting firm in Tolland, Connecticut (Most on-fire business owner category); Lady Mystique, the on-the-air personality name for a music and talk radio show host on WHUS-FM on the University of Connecticut main campus in Storrs (Most Helpful Journalist category); C12 of Southern New England, a discipleship ministry for Christian business owners led by Rick Ferris in North Kingstown, Rhode Island (Most Helpful Para-Church Ministry category); the FAITH+WORK+YOU Conference sponsored by Outcome, a faith-based job search ministry led by Robert Jones of Barrington, Rhode Island (Most Helpful Resource category); and Joel Rissinger, President of Communicate to Lead in Newington, Connecticut. Rissinger is an ordained pastor, marketplace chaplain, speaker and teacher with the John Maxwell Team (Most Helpful Speaker category).

The annual awards program is sponsored by Northeast Christians At Work, an all-volunteer, non-profit workplace ministry that joyfully makes, motivates and matures Christian in workplaces across New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. For details, please call 800-JOY-9075 or visit www.ChristAtWork.org.