Scholarship Essays
Students Share Faith & Readers Vote in Birmingham Christian Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Special Feature As I am writing this, our panel of judges is reading through more than 60 essays submitted by high school seniors throughout our community. Each student took the time to share with us about a time their faith impacted them during their high school career. What great stories they have to tell! Five …
Scholarship Finalist: Erin Long
From a young age, I have struggled with severe anxiety. I have always had the tendency to overthink and worry about the little things beyond my control. Going into high school, I greatly feared how I would be able manage a larger workload while keeping the pressures of good grades, being involved, and eventually being …
Scholarship Finalist: Ramey Medders
Something my church has instilled in me from a young age is that missions are so important. Whether financially supporting them, praying for the people that go on them, or participating in them yourself they are an amazing way to share the love and Word of God. During my sophomore year of high school, I …
Scholarship Finalist: Emily Fitzhugh
My Christian faith has impacted my high school career by allowing me the opportunity to lead worship in the First Priority club at my school, to share God with others, and learn to lean on Him when I need direction. The summer before junior year, I attended Motion Conference. God put it on my heart …
Graduates Share Their Faith in Christ: 2019 College Scholarship Winner & Finalists
Special Feature Congratulations to Oak Mountain High School Senior, Payne Watkins, the recipient of the Second Annual Birmingham Christian Family (BCF) scholarship sponsored by Tactical Faith. Watkins’s essay about how his faith impacted him during his high school career was chosen from among more than 60 essays submitted by area high school seniors. “During my 4 …