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Awarded a number of honorary degrees, Moyes was awarded a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1985; a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) also from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1989; and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from Milligan College, Tennessee also in 1989.
Moyes was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2002 for service to the community in the delivery and expansion of social welfare and outreach services through the Wesley Mission, for fostering networks and partnership arrangements with other agencies to make services more widely available, and to religion. He has also received the honours of Member of the Order of Australia (1986), was appointed a Paul Harris Fellow in 1978 by Rotary International, and received the 1986 Australian Father of the Year award. In 1994, Rotary International recognised Moyes with the President's "Distinguished Service" Award.
Moyes lives in Tumbi Umbi on the New South Wales Central Coast.
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