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SAVE THE DATE! AGTrust Summit October 4-5, 2012 Washington, D.C.    The fourth annual AGTrust Summit is scheduled for October 4-5, 2012, at the historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Known as the crown jewel of Pennsylvania Avenue, The Willard was built in 1818 and is located across the street from The White House.    This is a great time to be in D.C., one month before the presidential election.    Our summit will begin with dinner the evening of October 4. Registration fee is $1,000, which includes accommodations for October 4-5. Please register early; only a limited number of rooms are reserved.    To register now, click here:  2012 Summit Registration

 

Riggs Scholarship Application Now
Available For High School Seniors

   A high school senior that plans to attend one of the 17 undergraduate Assemblies of God endorsed colleges or universities (www.colleges.ag.org) may be eligible to apply for a Ralph Riggs Scholarship. This scholarship fund is made available by the Assemblies of God Trust in partnership with The Alliance for Assemblies of God Higher Education.
   Two Riggs scholarships (The General Superintendent's Scholarships) of up to $30,000 each will be awarded (over a 4-year period) to one male and one female high school senior. Eight one-time scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to high school seniors (and distributed over the student's first two semesters).
   To be considered for a scholarship, an applicant must have a minimum of a 3.7 GPA; an ACT score of 28 or an SAT score of 1870; be active in an Assemblies of God church; and plan to attend an endorsed AG university directly following high school. Scholarship recipients will be chosen based on these qualifications: academics, extracurricular involvement, Christian service, Christian life, financial need, personal essay and references.
   The Riggs Scholarship Fund is one of three scholarship programs sponsored by the AGTrust in its efforts to train young leaders and empower future generations. The AGTrust is under the leadership of Chairman Dr. George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God.
   Since 2009, AGTrust has awarded a total of $310,000 to 32 high school graduates chosen as Riggs Scholarship recipients. The 2012 Riggs scholarship winners will be named in April 2012.
   Click the link below to download the 2012 Riggs Scholarship application.

Application submission deadline is February 15, 2012.

2012-RIGGS Application.pdf

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116 AG College Students Receive
a Making THE Difference Scholarship

   A total of $120,000 in Making THE Difference Scholarships have been awarded to 116 students representing the 18 Assemblies of God colleges and universities located across the United States. MTD Scholarships are made available by the Assemblies of God Trust and the AG Alliance for Higher Education.

   According to college administrators, even a smaller scholarship can often make the difference whether or not a student enrolls or continues their studies at an Assemblies of God university. AGTrust awards these scholarships designed to "make THE difference."

   "Training young leaders is one of the major initiatives of AGTrust in our effort to empower future generations for the task of fulfilling the Great Commission," says Dr. George O. Wood, chairman of AGTrust and general supterintendent of the Assemblies of God.

   "We are investing in these young people through scholarships because we believe they will effectively reach multiplied thousands of people for Christ, if Jesus delays His coming, and will help build the kingdom of God in their generation."

   Making THE Difference scholarships are awarded annually to students selected by the 18 individual AG schools, as AGTrust funds are available. Listed below are the 2011 Making THE Difference scholarship recipients:

AGTrust Awards 2011
Ralph Riggs Scholarship

   Twelve high school graduates are recipients of Ralph Riggs Scholarships totaling $110,000, provided by the AGTrust. All 12 will attend an Assemblies of God college or university beginning in Fall 2011.
   Two of the 12, Virginia (Ginny) Sherrill and Jonathan May, received a $30,000 Ralph Riggs General Superintendent's Scholarship to be distributed over a four-year period. Each of the other 10 graduates received a $5,000 Ralph Riggs scholarship.

   Below is the complete list of 2011 Ralph Riggs Scholarship Recipients:

Ralph Riggs General Superintendent's $30,000 Scholarships
   Virginia Sherrill - Germantown, TN
   Jonathan May - Bigfork, MT

Ralph Riggs $5,000 Scholarships
   Nicole Branam - Warner, OK
   Jordan Britton - New Oxford, PA
   Brandon Cederblom - Springfield, MO
   Anna McWoods - Overland Park, KS
   Rachel Nordquist - Irvine, CA
   Ian Richardson - Afton, IA
   Kaysha Standridge - Keizer, OR
   Nicole Sullivan - Waconia, MN
   Ashley Williams - Broken Bow, NE
   Morgan Zevallos - Lancaster, TX

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This photo explains why we passionately plant churches in the Assemblies of God. Before Gateway Fellowship Church in Helotes, Texas, was planted - by a team led by Pastor John Van Pay (L) - Aaron Del Rio's family did not attend church. Here with the help of Aaron's father, Austin, Pastor Van Pay baptizes Aaron in a makeshift baptistery outside the Silverado 16 Movie Theatre where the church meets. The expression on Aaron's face explains our motivation. We can transform America by planting new, vibrant churches. We can pass the baton to the next generation.

The AGTrust presents...

Click logo for more information on Transform America.

Donor Designation Guidelines

To contribute to the Transform America campaign, click here.

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 22 Graduates Named Recipients of
AG Next Generation Fund Scholarship

   Twenty-two graduates from Assemblies of God institutions (colleges, universities, Seminary) have been named recipients of the AG Next Generation Fund. This fund is designed to help graduates repay their college loans while they are working in AG ministries. Awards are based on a case-by-case basis, and recipients agree to provide at least five years of full-time service.
    “We are investing in the next generation of our Fellowship through this fund," says Dr. George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, "because we believe these young people will effectively reach multiplied thousands of people for Christ."

"I want to thank AGTrust for making my dream of starting a new church a reality," says Jess Bousa, a 2007 graduate of Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. "Few miracles have confirmed my calling to church planting more clearly than when I was awardede the AG Next Generation Fund scholarship in 2010. Without this fund under- writing my necessary school debt, it would have been hard to take this great step of faith for the cause of Christ."    Jess and his wife, Liz, moved to Maryland in 2009, and they are making preparation now to launch Restore Church in Havre de Grace on September 11, 2011. Jess and Liz Bousa 2010 AG Next Generation Fund recipients

Here is a list of the 22 recipients.

Jesse Aguilera, Torrance, CA - Youth Pastor, Vanguard University
Charles Bakar, Whittier, CA - Youth Pastor, Vanguard University
Alicia Bonner, Hurley, MS - Teen Challenge, Central Bible College
Jerry Bonner, Hurley, MS - Teen Challenge, Central Bible College
Jess Bousa, Bel Air, MD - Associate Pastor/Church Planter, Valley Forge Christian College
Robert Cunningham, Ellsworth, KS - Associate Pastor, Southeastern University/Evangel University
Grant Curtis, Fort Worth, TX - Christian Education/Young Adult, AG Theological Seminary
Daniel Fisher, Bridgewater, NJ - Youth/Young Adults, Valley Forge Christian College
Michael Fuentes, Bethesda, OH - Hospital Chaplain, AG Theological Seminary
Brent Graves, Bassett, NE - Senior Pastor, Central Bible College
Tiffany Hendrix, Pittsburgh, PA - Staff Pastor/Church Plant, Southeastern University/Evangel University
Joshua Houston, Torrance, CA - Student Ministries, Vanguard University
Cindy Kam, Las Vegas, NV - Youth/Young Adult, AG Theological Seminary
A.M., Upland, CA - Missionary/Eurasia, Vanguard University
Joel Perttula, Somis, CA - Young Adults, Vanguard University
Benjamin Phillips, Sturbridge, MA - Pastor/Home Missions Church, AG Theological Seminary
Franklin Reagan, Jr., Springfield, MO - Chaplain, AG Theological Seminary
Jonathan Shaffer, Pittsburgh, PA - Church Planter, Valley Forge Christian College
Rachel Sogge, St. Cloud, MN - Family Life Pastor, North Central University
Michael Spalla, Springfield, MO - Clinical Pastoral/Education, AG Theological Seminary
David Van Hal, South Euclid, OH - Young Adults, Central Bible College
Michael Yates, Olathe, KS - Bible Teacher, Evangel University