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Dear Florida Conference Family,
I’m excited to share that at the end of 2025, the Florida GMC received a generous donation of $250,000 from an anonymous donor with the intent to establish a permanent scholarship to help Florida Conference family members attend trade school. The generous donor has signaled his intent to continue to fund this scholarship significantly over the next several years. Praise God!
In Acts 18:1-3, we learn, “After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla…Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.” In the tradition of the Apostle Paul, who served God while using his hands, the sole intent of this scholarship is to recognize and assist members of the Florida Conference family who wish to pursue their skills in a trade school environment, in hopes they will become disciple makers in their vocations.
The Tent Makers Scholarship application is now open, and the link to the application is below. To apply, you must submit an application by 5pm on Friday, May 15, 2026, to the Rev. Nako Kellum, Conference Administrator, at nkellum@floridagmc.org. Along with the application, you must include a signed letter from your pastor recommending you for the scholarship. Applicants do not need to be a member of the Florida GMC, but they must actively attend a Florida Global Methodist Church.
Scholarships will be awarded twice a year in the late spring and early fall. At present, five scholarships will be awarded for half of a student’s tuition, up to $2,500.00. The first recipients will be announced at our annual conference gathering in June. Scholarship checks will be sent directly to the trade school, not the recipient.
Later this year, we will be encouraging local churches to take a special offering to help ensure the Tent Makers Scholarship will last well into the future and help our Florida GMC family for decades to come.
God bless you!
All God’s love,
Jay Therrell
Superintendent
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