Foundation Scholar: Reagan Kelly - Nothing will stop me from living out this calling because God has aligned everything - Holston Conference
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Foundation Scholar: Reagan Kelly
Nothing will stop me from living out this calling because God has aligned everything.
Reagan Kelly loves being a United Methodist. She grew up attending Slage’s UMC
in Elizabethton, TN, was a member of CCYM (the Conference Council on Youth
Ministries), and was elected a Holston delegate to SEJ Conference. She was first
introduced to Tennessee Wesleyan University during Senior High Assembly, but
did not think it was possible for her to ever be a student there. She was
considering pursuing a trade rather than higher education.
That changed when she learned about TWU’s church vocations major and that
she could receive scholarships from United Methodists to make higher education
possible.
Today, Reagan is a freshman thriving at Tennessee Wesleyan University majoring
in church vocations and pursuing a future of service. She is a Holston Foundation
scholar, received a General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM)
scholarship, TWU ministerial scholarship, and Dollars for Scholars scholarship,
which means that a scholarship from her local church was then matched by the Holston Foundation.
“The Holston Foundation helped my dream of coming to TWU come true and showed me I was finally living an
answered prayer because people around me supported me even though I didn’t know them personally,”
Reagan said.
On-campus Reagan is a part of the Leadership Academy at TWU that received a grant from the Holston
Foundation. She assists with weekly chapel services and participates in service projects alongside the Rev. Skip
White who serves as TWU’s chaplain and pastor at Trinity UMC in Athens. “I try to share the love of Christ
through my actions on campus,” she said.
Reagan was one of the Holston Foundation higher education scholars who received $94,500 to continue their
education this year. Scholarships are made possible because of the generosity of donors who want to share a
legacy of education with others.
Be a part of changing the lives of students like Reagan:
1. Help the Holston Foundation spread the word about scholarships. Scholarship applications are
available beginning in January 2021 United Methodist students can also apply for scholarships
through the General Board of Higher Education. Churches can provide $1,000 scholarships for
students that is matched by the Holston Foundation through the Dollars for Scholars program.
2. Consider if you or someone you know may be interested in making a gift toward scholarships or
establishing a scholarship fund to benefit students.
For more information about the Holston Foundation or leaving a legacy, contact president Paul Bowman.
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