GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Seven Baptist colleges and universities in North Carolina will offer undergraduate tuition scholarships for children of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship missionaries.
The schools, all of which are Baptist-affiliated, are Campbell University in Buies Creek, Chowan University in Murfreesboro, Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, Meredith College in Raleigh, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem and Wingate University in Wingate.
They formalized their commitment Nov. 13, when leaders from CBF and the schools signed a memorandum of understanding at the CBF of North Carolina meeting in Greensboro, N.C.
“This partnership is a powerful example of Baptists working together for common good,” said Daniel Vestal, CBF's executive coordinator. “The fact that North Carolina Baptist schools are providing scholarships for the children of missionaries is an evidence of their commitment to cooperative ministries. All of us in CBF are grateful.”
Each school will offer an eight-semester scholarship for full-time study to missionary dependents who meet the school's admission standards. Room, board and other costs will be funded through one of CBF's endowments. The group is working to increase the existing $870,000 endowment to $2.5 million in order to provide for these expenses.
“We are grateful for the response of these Baptist-affiliated colleges and universities in North Carolina,” said Rob Nash, the CBF global missions coordinator. “The state has always been a leader in Baptist higher education and in missions, and this is one more evidence of that mission, passion and conviction.”
Nash signed a similar commitment Nov. 14 in Richmond, Va., with Bluefield College in Bluefield, Va., bringing the total to nine Baptist schools offering such scholarships. Mercer University in Macon, Ga., committed last year.
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