The Rev. Dr. Franklin L. Henley Scholarship Fund Committee

| Primary Contact: Deacon Herman Lawson, Jr., MD |

This Fund helps youth and adults further their education in academic, vocational or technical programs.  It is named in recognition of Rev. Dr. Franklin L. Henley who pastored St. Paul for more than 30 years.  We also issue an award in memory of Gerald Welch, our member who emphasized the importance of pursuing education and greater goals regardless of obstacles.

The Fund is supported through weekly church offerings, occasional bake sales and an annual awards banquet.  The Committee is made up of St. Paul members and an experienced education consultant and it generally meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday.

The scholarship applicants are encouraged to study as instructed in II Timothy 2:15.

Applications for the General Scholarship may be submitted by persons who are: 1.) Members of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church; or, 2.) Relatives of members of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church; or, 3.) Persons who are not members of and not related to members of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.  These applications will be reviewed and given preference in this same order. Applications for the Fall semester will be accepted from April 15 through June 1.  For the Spring Semester, applications will be accepted from October 15 through December 1.
 
Applications for the Fund’s Gerald Welch Award may be submitted by persons who have achieved a degree of success in spite of facing seemingly insurmountable odds or circumstances. Applications will be accepted from April 15 through June 1.
 
 

Click here to fill out: Rev. Dr. Franklin L. Henley Scholarship Application Form

Click here to fill out: Gerald Welch Award Application Form