St. Paul's Educational Award
St. Paul's annual Educational Award is now known as The Jim Smith Educational Award, in memory of St. Paul's late member Jim B. Smith, Jr., a beloved teacher and mentor who helped establish the award. We hope that every recipient feels the love of St. Paul's and Jim’s immense joy radiating through the Educational Awards.
These modest financial awards are your congregation saying to our graduating high school seniors, "We are proud of you, praying for you, and behind you as you move toward college, university, or other post-secondary education!" Applications are available in late Spring each year. Only those who apply can be considered!
If you are interested in joining the award committee, please contact Anne Dean, Lay Leader.
Award funds are made available through our generous donors and youth programming budget. Thank you! To keep the Jim Smith Educational Award fund strong, we welcome contributions any time by check made out to St. Paul's UMC with "Ed Award" in the memo line, or CLICK HERE to go to our Miscellaneous contributions portal, then type "Educational Award" as the designated fund or cause.
Award amounts students receive may vary and are dependent on several factors, including available Educational Award funds and student responses to the application, which include academic and extracurricular achievement, need, and service to and engagement with the St. Paul's community.
Since 1989, over $80,000 has been distributed to over 130 college-bound students who have attended over 55 different college campuses in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
Questions about the Educational Award? Contact a member of the Simplified Accountability Model leadership team, or the church office.