Parker Family Establishes Scholarship
he Parker family of Williamston, NC has always held their church close to heart. As senior pastor of Williamston Memorial Baptist Church, Robbie and his wife Malinda have often felt God鈥檚 call, guiding them in the right direction throughout their lives. That calling has now led the Parkers to 麻豆视频 where they want to lead others to fulfill their own calling to God.
The newly established Robbie and Malinda Parker Christian Service Association Endowed Scholarship Fund will help provide financial assistance to worthy and needy students studying ministry at 麻豆视频. The endowed scholarship fund was initiated by a gift from the Parkers to express their commitment to Christian higher education and the values held by 麻豆视频, where their son Scott Parker has been employed with the Admissions Office since February of 2002.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been thinking about it for a while now, and just wanted to do it,鈥 Robbie Parker told Chowan President Chris White frankly. 鈥淲e鈥檝e met and been working with your students over the years, and we have been impressed.鈥
Through the Parker鈥檚 leadership, the Chowan Christian Service Association-Williamston Memorial Baptist Church Scholarship has already been supporting ministerial students since 2009. With this new endowed fund, only the annual interest from the Robbie and Malinda Parker Christian Service Association Endowed Scholarship Fund will be available for scholarship awards, while the principle will continue to grow through generous donations. President White expressed his gratitude along with the notion that each scholarship equals at least one student who can attend Chowan.
鈥淥f all the gifts we receive, the endowed scholarships are the best,鈥 responded President White. 鈥淭hey keep giving long after we are gone!鈥