Students from North Georgia United Methodist Congregations Receive GBHEM Scholarships
2/20/2024
The United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is excited to announce that with your support they were able to award 2,100 students $3.9 million in financial assistance for 2023! These future leaders range from first-year freshmen to doctorate-level students across the denomination.
In our Annual Conference, 81 United Methodist students were awarded a total of $227,030.00!
They include:
In our Annual Conference, 81 United Methodist students were awarded a total of $227,030.00!
They include:
- Ray Allen of Cliftondale UMC
- Taylor Arnold of Union Grove UMC Covington
- Reneatta Austin of North Springs UMC Atlanta
- Luke Bryant of Ellijay First UMC
- Mattie Bryant of Ellijay First UMC
- Victor Culpepper of Ben Hill UMC Atlanta
- Jourdan Duncan of Ben Hill UMC Atlanta
- Caroline Enright of Haygood Memorial UMC Atlanta
- Llewon Felder of Andrews Chapel UMC Jonesboro
- SeungJun Hwang of Trinity Korean UMC Duluth
- Christian Jackson of Poplar Spring UMC Atlanta
- Sangeon Kim of Atlanta First UMC Atlanta
- Shinmyung Kim of Decatur First UMC
- Heather McCreary of Hamilton Mill UMC Dacula
- Sarah Pruitt Messick of Embry Hills UMC Atlanta
- Quantez Miles of Connections@Metropolian UMC Atlanta
- Kylan Pew of Neighborhood UMC Atlanta
- Daniel Polito of North Decatur UMC
- Hannah Pye of Bostwick UMC
- Hannah Reich of Oak Grove UMC Decatur
- Nathan Scherrer of Kingswood UMC Dunwoody
- Allison Short of First UMC Pine Mountain
- Elijah Solammon of Cliftondale UMC
- Heather Varsalona of Maple Ave UMC Marietta
- John Yambasu of Haygood Memorial UMC Atlanta
Thank you for your generous support of United Methodist Student Day, World Communion Sunday, and Native American Sunday offerings which help fund these scholarships. The remaining funds for these awards come from gifts, annuities, and endowments GBHEM has invested and administered for decades.
Students who are members of a United Methodist Church may apply for a Fall 2024 GBHEM scholarship between December 15, 2023-March 13, 2024. Visit www.gbhem.org/scholarships.