Colorado service missionary named Habitat for Humanity Volunteer of the Year

Elder Joey Wren honored for dedication, hard work and professionalism at Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Pueblo

Published: Sept 12, 2025, 5:28 p.m. MDT

Elder Joey Wren, his parents, service mission advisors and the Habitat for Humanity volunteer coordinator take a picture with him as he got an award for volunteer of the year. — From left, Habitat for Humanity of Pueblo volunteer coordinator Ashley Cordova; service missionary advisers Elder Sean Slade and Sister Nancy Slade; Elder Joey Wren; and his parents, Derek and Donna Wren, take a photo as Elder Wren is awarded the Volunteer of the Year award at Habitat for Humanity in Pueblo, Colorado, Aug. 27, 2025. Jenney Mead

PUEBLO, Colorado — Elder Joey Wren, 20, a service missionary serving in the Colorado Colorado Springs Mission, was presented with the Volunteer of the Year award by Habitat for Humanity of Pueblo in a ceremony on Aug. 27.

Habitat for Humanity volunteer coordinator Ashley Cordova explained that Elder Wren was chosen for the award due to his dedication, hard work and professionalism at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Pueblo, Colorado.

Elder Wren, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “comes here ready to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to help,” Cordova said.

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