The Christiana Benevolent Committee Awards 5 Scholarships

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Available to Christiana Lutheran Church Members Only:

• NEW in 2024: The Crawford & Eva Sloop Memorial Scholarship

• The Hubert and Blanche Ritchie Scholarship for High School Seniors

• The Hubert and Blanche Ritchie Scholarship for College Students

• The Lena Bangle Lyerly Memorial Scholarship

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Available to All Rowan County Public School Seniors:

• The Brad Patrick Memorial Scholarship

 

DOWNLOAD the scholarship applications via the links below.

Applications are in Microsoft Word format and are to be completed and EMAILED to:

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christiana1@charlotte.twcbc.com

Subject Line: Benevolent Committee Chairperson

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Call 704-279-4655 if you need further instructions.

 

All scholarship applications must be completed and EMAILED to the church office

by 12 noon on Friday, March 15, 2024.  

Any applications received after that time will not be considered.

 

Official transcript must be EMAILED directly from the school to the church.

No others will be accepted.

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The 2024 Scholarships

The following scholarships are available through Christiana Lutheran Church's Benevolent Foundation. Those interested in applying please note the full requirements for each scholarship on its application. If you have any questions or if you need assistance in accessing the information, please email the church.

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The Crawford & Eva Sloop Memorial Scholarship – $5,000

Must be a Christiana Lutheran Church member and very active in the life of the church. Must have a high GPA and be very involved in school and the community and enrolling as a full-time student in a 2- or 4-year college/university. Merit based scholarship.

2024 Sloop Scholarship Application.docx

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The Hubert & Blanche Ritchie Scholarship for High School Seniors – $1,000

Must be a Christiana Lutheran Church member and actively engaged in the life of the church. Must be a high school senior and enrolling as a full-time student in a 2- or 4-year college/university. Merit based scholarship.

2024 Ritchie Scholarship for High School Seniors Application.docx

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The Hubert & Blanche Ritchie Scholarship for College Students – $1000

Must be a Christiana Lutheran Church member and attend/participate in church as their school schedule allows. Must be a full-time college student re-enrolling as full-time student in a 2- or 4-year college/university.

Merit based scholarship.

2024 Ritchie Scholarship for College Students Application.docx

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The Lena Bangle Lyerly Scholarship – $1,000

Must be a Christiana Lutheran Church member and attend/participate in church as their school schedule allows. Must be enrolling as a full-time student in a 2- or 4-year college/university and working toward a degree in Health or Christian Education having accrued 12 or more credit hours in that field of study. Merit based scholarship.

2024 Lena Bangle Lyerly Scholarship Application.docx

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The Brad Patrick Scholarship – $3,000

Must be a Rowan Country Public High School Senior enrolling as a full-time student in a 2- or 4-year college/university. Based on merit and financial need.

2024 Brad Patrick Scholarship Application.docx

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2024 Benevolent Committee​​

• Richard Crouch, Chair

• Brian Barringer, ex-officio

• Laurie Ritchie

• Megan Richardson

• Shelby Harwood

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