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11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
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Description of the Ministry Purpose and Structure
In September 2007, Mychal and Nina Wynn met with Youth Pastor Rev. Don Ezell and shared their vision of the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry having a greater role in the lives of students and families beyond the awarding of annual scholarships. Their vision was to have an impact on the social, spiritual, and cultural beliefs of church members and the wider African-American community as they relate to God’s purpose pertaining to the intellectual development and educational empowerment of our children. National student performance data indicates that African-American children are disproportionately::
• Overrepresented in Special Education
• Overrepresented among students who are retained one or more grade levels
• Overrepresented among students who are least likely to be proficient in math and reading by 4th grade and 8th grade
• Overrepresented among students who are least likely to graduate from high school
• Overrepresented among students who are least likely to graduate from high school ready to attend college
• Overrepresented among students who are least likely to receive college planning guidance from high school counselors
• Underrepresented among students who are likely to be identified as academically gifted
• Underrepresented among students who are likely to be enrolled in honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment classes during high school
• Underrepresented among students who are likely to be accepted into a selective college or university
• Underrepresented among students who are likely to receive full merit-based college scholarships
Annual High School Graduation Worship Service is entirely devoted to youth.
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Mychal and Nina Wynn’s vision for the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry was consistent with the historical role of the AME church in educating African-Americans. David Childs, in The Black Church and African American Education: The African Methodist Episcopal Church Educating for Liberation, 1816-1893, writes:
“Many Americans in the nineteenth century argued for limited education for blacks—or no education at all for African Americans in the south. As a result, black churches took up the role and pushed for education as a means to liberate African Americans. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church stands as a good exemplar for a black denomination that explicitly expressed in their policies that they understood the connection of education to African American liberation.”
The Wynns reviewed the mission of the AME Church, which stated:
“The mission of the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry is to provide communication between, and support of, students and families in expanding their primary through postsecondary educational awareness and college preparedness.”
Consistent with the mission of the AME Church, the Wynns developed a mission for the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry:
“The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel through word and deed.”
To fulfill its mission, the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry encourages, supports, recognizes, and celebrates the academic achievement, intellectual development, community service, and creative accomplishments of youth through a broad range of initiatives, supported by collaboration with local organizations and other ministries and programs, such as:
• Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity
• Iron Sharpens Iron Male Mentoring
• Pathways to Academic Success
• The Next Episode
The Education Ministry’s partners and volunteers have supported the mission/vision through a broad range of programs and initiatives:
• Academic Tutoring
• ACT Prep Club
• Annual College Fair
• Annual College Discussion Panel
• Annual College Tour
• Awarding annual scholarships based on ministry service
• Biannual Academic Celebrations
Academic Celebration
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• College Planning Cohorts (high school seniors)
• College Planning Cohorts (8th - 11th grade students)
• College Planning Workshops
• Development of Small Group Leaders
• Education Ministry Youth Ambassadors (EMYAs)
• Education Ministry Facebook Page
• Establishing the Kenneth and Cassandra Marcus “Eagle Award” for Service and Academic Excellence
• Expansion of The Next Episode to include College Planning
• Georgia CRCT Prep (2011 - 2015)
• High School Graduation Celebration Worship Service
• Math Enrichment
• Posse Foundation Nominations
• SAT/ACT Prep Workshops
Description of Various Accomplishments by the Ministry
Since 2008, the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry has had a profound impact on students and families. Elementary school students have gone on to graduate from high school and are now pursuing careers and attending undergraduate, graduate, medical, and law school programs. Students and families have avoided thousands of dollars in student loan debt. While less than half of African-American students successfully receive their college degrees (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education 2016), the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry has successfully assisted students in increasing their college readiness, making the right college choice, and acquiring the necessary scholarships and financial aid to pay for college.
The many accomplishments of the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry include:
• Over $10 million in scholarships and institutional aid awarded, or offered to students participating in College Planning Cohorts since 2014
• Over 3,000 students and parents served by college planning workshops and presentations• Over 2,000 students and parents exposed to the experiences and insight of 80 undergraduate,
graduate, law school, and medical school students appearing on the Annual College Discussion Panels
• Over 1500 students in grades 3 - 8 served by tutoring in reading and math as preparation for Georgia CRCT testing
• Over 400 students served as part of the Next Episode Teen Bible Study• Over 100 students served through Small Group Leaders in applying to colleges and for
scholarships through the College Planning Cohort Program• 8 years of hosting an annual high school graduation celebration worship service, celebrating over
350 high school graduates who have enrolled into 289 colleges and universities
Reading and Math Tutoring
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• 8 years of awarding over $80,000 in college scholarships and book awards based on ministry service
• 8 years of awarding 2,425 academic medallions to students in grades K - 12 who attained a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 8 years of awarding 95 Kenneth Marcus and Cassandra Marcus “Eagle Awards” for Service and Academic Achievement to students in grades 6 - 12, based on leadership, service, and having the highest overall GPA among male and female students at their respective grade level
• 6 years of hosting an annual college fair, exposing over 5,000 students and parents to college and universities, financial aid, and college planning
• 6 years of hosting an annual college discussion panel, through which over 80 undergraduate, graduate, medical, and law school students (who are church members) have provided candid insight into their postsecondary experiences and institutions
• 5 students assisted in being selected as Gates Millennium Scholars• 2 students assisted in being selected as Gates Millennium Scholar Finalists• 2 students assisted in being selected as Posse Foundation Scholars• 1 student assisted in being selected as a Questbridge Finalist• 1 student assisted in being selected as a University of Maryland-Baltimore County Meyerhoff
Scholar• Published a Faith- and Community-based Training Guide for Increasing Student Achievement• Developed the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry branding of table cloths, posters,
popup banners, brochures, graduation programs, and signage
Pre-College Fair College Planning Workshop
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How to get started
Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Leaders, Mychal and Nina Wynn, have developed a Faith- and Community-based Training Guide for Increasing Student Achievement. The guide outlines a step-by-step process for beginning an Education Ministry or community-based approach to increasing educational outcomes for students. Some of the critical first steps include:
• The importance of understanding student and family demographics
• Identifying the type of student performance data to which you will be responsive, e.g., literacy, academic achievement, suspensions and expulsions, high school graduation rates, etc.
• Developing the mission/vision for your program or ministry
• Identifying your leadership team
• Planning and introducing each initiative
• Recruiting volunteers
• Identifying resources
• Delivering programs or services
• Engaging in an effective debriefing following each event of initiative
The Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry’s strategy for sensitizing church members to our long-term mission/vision began by sharing education data pertaining to African-American students in the state of Georgia. We prepared a series of slides for the church’s ministry cast with the caption, “Did You Know?” We then stated the facts regarding student achievement, discipline, and graduation data for African-American students in Georgia. After sensitizing church members to the student achievement problem, we wanted to change the attitude of students and families to purposely pursue higher academic achievement levels by celebrating academic achievement through biannual public recognition of academic achievement at the beginning of the worship service and a celebratory reception following worship service in September and February.
Each year, new initiatives (e.g., college planning, college fairs, college planning cohorts, etc.) are introduced based on availability of resources, volunteers, and the willingness of members to assume leadership. The impact of all of the Education Ministry K - 12 initiatives are reflected in the celebration of students and families at the Annual High School Graduation Celebration Worship Service in May of each year
Over 50 Colleges and Universities are Represented at Annual College Fair
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How to ensure sustainability
Ensuring sustainability requires committed, visionary leaders who are vested in the long-term outcomes of student success beyond their own children. Historically, many volunteers commit their time and expertise only during the time that their own children are being served by the ministry or are about to graduate from high school. Sustainability requires committed, long-term leaders who believe in growth and are committed to pursuing the ministry’s mission/vision. The success of the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry is the result of stability of leadership in such areas as:
• Mychal and Nina Wynn have continually served as ministry leaders since 2007
• Rev. Dr. Kenneth Marcus has continually served as Senior Pastor
• Rev. Don Ezell has continually served as Youth Pastor
• Charles and Lora Williams have continually served as ministry leaders for The Next Episode
• Tyrone Smith has continually served as ministry leader of the Annual College Tour and SAT/ACT Prep
• The Turner Chapel AME Church has continually provided facilities and financial support
• Katrina Roberts has continually served as High School Graduation Celebration Chairperson since 2008
• Kim Pope has continually served as Hospitality Chairperson since 2008
• Dawn Hoskins has continually served as College Fair Chairperson since 2010
• Carolyn Crook and Susan Wilson have continually served as Education Ministry Youth Ambassadors (EMYAs) Chairpersons since 2010
• Cassandra Smith, Ph.D., has continually provided college and scholarship essay writing assistance since 2011
• The ministry has been a Posse Foundation nominating organization since 2012, with Elisa Turner serving as chairperson
• Mychal and Nina Wynn, Rev. Don Ezell, Rev. Dr. Yolanda Davis, Elisa Turner, Kim Sackey, and Charles and Lora Williams have continually served as Small Group Leaders, providing college planning guidance and support for high school seniors and parents since 2014
• Ministry Leaders, Mychal and Nina Wynn, have written press releases and exposed the ministry to local media coverage through the Marietta Journal, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, and V103 radio station since 2014
• Rev. Dr. Yolanda Davis has actively promoted the ministry through local and national news media, such as the Christian Post, since 2014
College Discussion Panel
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• Church members Jackie Bazy, Elisa Turner, Chares and Lora Williams, Jacqueline Jackson, Dawn and Eric Hoskin, Stacy Baron, Carolyn Crook, Yvette Ifill, Jacqueline Jackson, Chris Millett, Kim Sackey, Eric Nelums, Tyrone and Vicki Smith, and Susan Wilson are representative of a committed and consistent pool of volunteers who have continued to support the efforts of the ministry, even after their children have entered college or into their careers
What does success look like
To measure success, it is critically important to clarify your mission/vision and measured those outcomes associated with your mission/vision. The success of the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry is reflected in such outcomes as:
• Increased support of academic achievement by parents, encouragement by church members, and intrinsic motivation of students
• Expanded college and postsecondary aspirations of students and families
• Expanded college knowledge and successful college match of students and families
• Increase in the number of students qualifying for academic recognition
• Increase in the rigor of students’ course taking, i.e., honors, AP, and IB
• Increase in the number of students qualifying for college scholarships
• Increased ministry involvement, community service, and acceptance of leadership roles by students
• Increased collaboration between ministries
• Stronger connections to students who go off to college, but return to the church to serve on College Discussion Panels, as speakers at the high school graduation celebration worship service, and who are willing to mentor and support students to attend their institutions
• Increased attendance of high school juniors and seniors in The Next Episode
• Increased attendance of students at Education Ministry-sponsored events
• Increased number of guests who are invited to events
• Expanded volunteer pool
• Sustained involvement of ministry leaders and chairpersons
• Positive national and local media coverage, and community support
• Positive influence on students and families who are considering becoming members of the Turner Chapel AME Church
• Positive manner in which church members view the impact of the Education Ministry
Blessing Youth as They Begin the Next Phase
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Success is also revealed through the relationships forged with students and families, and the testimonials of parents and students:
“The Gaines family was truly blessed by what we witnessed and experienced today at Turner Chapel. Words like, professionalism, kindness, helpful, informative, motivating, inspiring come to mind when I think of all the events of the day. From the front door, the registration and greeter personnel were friendly and kind, the college representatives, and the hospitality crew, to the fraternity and sorority organizations, everything flowed so well. Thank you for caring about us and our educational pursuits!! I pray that God will continue to bless you and the ministry to enlarge your territory and refresh you for your labors.”
Vatanna and Katharine Gaines & Family”
“You and your team have been more than a blessing to our family of five and we cannot thank you guys enough. Our lives have been transformed by following what you teach. We first met you when our eldest, Christina, was in 11th grade, 1/2013. In short, not only did you touch our hearts, but our children also believed in what you said. Like magic, we were no longer overwhelmed about our decisions because you provided a roadmap to financing and planning a college education for the girls. We did EVERYTHING you said and Christina received four full rides for college. We directly attribute that to your coaching.”
Cynthia & Doug Lucas
Jalani Wynn, 2012 Gates Millennium Scholar (Morehouse College)
Marcus Awardees, Highest GPA in 6th - 11th Grades
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Perhaps the most significant measure of success is when initiatives rise to the level of becoming expected customs and rituals. For example, it took several years before it became a generally accepted custom that the report card deadline was firm. When this milestone was reached, parents no longer pleaded for leniency, or attempted to circumvent the process by approaching the youth or senior pastor. The same is true for the deadline for submitting high school graduation packages for participation in the annual high school graduation celebration worship service. The following initiatives have risen to the level of having become expected customs and rituals:
• Academic Celebrations
• College Fair
• College Panel Discussion
• College Planning Cohorts
• College Tour
• High School Celebration Worship Service
• Marcus Awards
• Pre-College Fair Workshop
• The Next Episode
Hurdles/pitfalls to avoidThere are five major hurdles or pitfalls to be avoided:
• First: Not engaging in an immediate debriefing following the delivery of programs or services. Engaging in an honest post-assessment is critical to evaluating the effectiveness of programs, utilization of resources, and appropriateness of leadership through chairpersons and committees.
• Second: Repeating ineffective programs or discarding successful programs. Not everything works. Some programs may need time, while others are not appropriate for your church or organization.
• Three: An unwillingness of ministry leaders or chairpersons to accept constructive criticism. Ministry leaders must focus on the service instead of themselves. In this regard, constructive criticism is focused on increasing the level of service rather than on criticizing the efforts of leaders.
• Four: Resting on your accolades. Unless your mission is finite, there is always room to grow and to expand the impact of your ministry on your church membership and the community at large. As technology, resources, and volunteers expand, so too, should the impact of your programs and services.
• Five: Not preparing transitional leadership. Volunteers must be groomed and prepared to assume leadership roles. In this regard, volunteers should work alongside leaders, until they, themselves, can assume leadership roles. The process should continue with each new group of leaders and volunteers.
Alexis Ezell, Emmanuel College
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Additional resources and ministry contact information
Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Leader, Mychal Wynn, is a published author, and together with Nina Wynn, serve as educational consultants. Supplemental resources are available at the following links:
• Books, materials, and educational research: www.mychalwynn.com/
• Presentations and videos: www.youtube.com/user/mychalwynn
• Photographs: www.facebook.com/FoundationForEnsuringAccessAndEquity/
• Educational research and scholarship blog: www.accessandequity.org/
• Photos and ministry timeline since 2010: www.facebook.com/tcceducationministry/
The following downloads are available at www.mychalwynn.com/education-ministry:
• The 2016 Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Report
• A copy of the Faith- and Community-based Training Guide for Increasing Student Achievement
• Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry By-Laws
Iron Sharpens Iron Male Mentoring Book Club
Education Ministry Youth Ambassadors (EMYAs)
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Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Time-line
2008• Developed the Turner Chapel Education Ministry By-Laws to guide the work of the Education
Ministry
• Developed High School Graduation Packet for high school seniors participating in the annual high school graduation celebration worship service
• First biannual academic celebration of students in grades K - 12 who attained a 3.0 semester GPA or higher
• Introduced the Kenneth and Cassandra Marcus “Eagle Award” for Service and Academic Achievement, awarded to the male and female student with the highest full year GPA in grades 6 - 12.
• First annual high school graduation celebration worship service
• Invited local superintendents, teachers, and counselors to high school graduation worship service
• Begin hosting college planning workshops
2010• Expanded Next Episode to provide college planning guidance
• Revised scholarship criteria to be awarded based on ministry service
• Established the Education Ministry Facebook Page for documenting and recording events, photos,
“The Next Episode,” Bible Study and College Planning for High School Juniors and Seniors
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and providing relevant content
• First annual College Fair
• First annual College Discussion Panel
2011• Hosted first annual Georgia CRCT Test Prep for reading and math
• Developed Youtube Channel for posting education ministry-related videos
• First College Fair video
• First College Discussion Panel Video
• First Gates Millennium Scholar (Brianna Moses, Howard University)
College Planning Cohort, Modeled After ‘Small Groups’
2012• Developed Education Ministry Youth Ambassador Program (EMYAs)
• Hosted Bermudian Students
• Began presenting Kenté Cloth to graduates
• Second Gates Millennium Scholar (Jalani Wynn, Morehouse College)
• Marietta Journal article, “Head of the class: Turner Chapel AME Church grooms students for success” (Marcus Howard, 6/23/12)
• Developed College Fair Promo Video
• Florence County School District 3 Superintendent of Schools, Laura Hickson, attends high school graduation worship service
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2013• Became a nominating organization for the Posse Foundation
• First Posse Foundation Scholar (Julian Nelums, Syracuse University)
• First annual pre-college fair workshop
2014• Hosted first College Planning Cohort of high school seniors
• Gates Millennium Scholar Finalist (Arielle Crook, Xavier University of Louisiana)
• Third Gates Millennium Scholar (Brittany White, Spelman College)
• Second Posse Foundation Scholar (Jordan Fessehaie, Boston University)
• Mychal and Nina Wynn recognized as “Transformational Leaders”
• Developed Faith- and Community-based Training Guide for Increasing Student Achievement
• Presented the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Program at the Sixth District AME Christian Education Conference
• Christian Post article, “Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships” (Jessica Martinez, 5/29/14)
• Atlanta Journal Constitution article, “Church helps students strike gold on scholarship search,” (Eric Stirgus, 5/28/14)
• Black Christian News Network One blog posting, “Scholarship Ministry of Atlanta’s Turner Chapel AME Church Helps Students to Succeed”
• V-103 Sunday Morning Praise Church of the Week...Turner Chapel AME Church
• joy105.com article, “Wow! GA Church Helps Student Members Receive 4.3 million in College Scholarships!” (Crystal Smith, 6/1/14)
• American Pastors Network article, “Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships” (Mara Joyce, 5/30/14)
• Florence County School District Three (SC) College Planning Cohort students attend college fair and College Sunday Worship Service
• Wilberforce University President, Dr. Algeania Freeman, attends College Sunday Worship Service and offers full scholarships to all graduating high school seniors with a 3.5 GPA or higher
2015• Presented the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Program at the Sixth District AME
Conference
• First Questbridge Finalist (Mikayla Hanna)
• First Meyerhoff Scholar (Mikayla Hanna)
• Gates Millennium Scholar Finalist (Avery Johnson, Georgia State)
• Fourth Gates Millennium Scholar (Mikayla Hanna, University of Maryland-Baltimore County)
• Mychal Wynn recognized as by the Chi Gamma Gamma Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as “Citizen of the Year”
• Iron Sharpens Iron Male Mentoring Book Club established
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• eNews Channels article, “Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry Hosts 6th Annual College Fair in Georgia” (Christopher Simmons, 10/12/15)
• FreeNews Articles.com article,“Church Hosts 6th Annual College Fair (GA) as part of role to close achievement gap and expand college access”
• TippNews Daily article, “First Lake City High School (SC) Student Selected as Gates Millennium Scholar” (4/21/15)
2016• Expanded College Planning Cohort to serve students in grades 8 - 11
• First ACT Prep Club
• Fifth Gates Millennium Scholar (Rebeca Pacheco, Coastal Carolina University)
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5/27/14 7:59 AMHead of the class: Turner Chapel AME Church grooms students for success
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printHead of the class: Turner Chapel AME Church groomsstudents for successby Marcus E. [email protected] - 12:58 am
MARIETTA — For the past severalyears, Turner Chapel AME Church’seducation ministry has been preparingthe youngest members of its flock for abrighter future.
The ministry offers students fromkindergarten through 12th gradeguidance to achieving academicexcellence. About 250 studentsparticipate in its initiatives each
semester, some of whom are not Turner members.
On May 27, 37 Turner high school seniors participated in the church’s annualgraduation recognition ceremony, wearing their individual schools’ caps andgowns. In total, the graduating seniors earned $2.6 million in collegescholarships.
The church, established by slaves in the mid-1800s, also celebrated itsconsecutive Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient.
After moving from California in the 1990s, Mychal and Nina Wynn joinedTurner and changed the direction of the church’s education ministry when theybecame co-chairpersons six years ago.
“We redefined the ministry from merely presenting the students with collegescholarships to accepting a role in increasing achievement, beginning in theprimary grades,” said Mychal.
He said the ministry has become a supplement to public education, which hasoften come up short in closing the achievement gap.
“Schools have not, anywhere in the county at anytime, been able to systemicallyor in any sustainable way close the achievement gap,” said Mychal. “There is ahuge need for faith-based institutions and community associations to accept a rolein supporting, encouraging and increasing student achievement.”
Mychal said he and his wife are consultants who have worked in the educationfield for 30 years. They operate The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equityand an independent publishing company, Rising Sun Publishing, which has
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5/29/14 5:44 PMPrint News - Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships
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Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive$4.3 Million in College Scholarships
By Jessica MartinezMay 29, 2014 | 5:01 pm
A Georgia church helped 50 of its recent high schoolgraduates earn $4.3 million in scholarships by mentoringand providing guidance to the students through theireducation ministry.
Turner Chapel AME in Marietta held a special service tohonor the group, who were accepted to a combined 125colleges and received college tuition assistance throughprivate scholarships, institutional, merit and need-basedaid.
Students come from economic backgrounds that "span the range of families with little to no financialresources to those with enough to pay some of their college costs. However, even the most affluentfamilies find a $60,000 annual price tab out of reach without taking out loans," Mychal Wynn, leader ofthe education ministry told The Christian Post.
Both Wynn and his wife, Nina, co-lead the program at Turner Chapel with the purpose of helpingstudents within their congregation search for scholarships and equip them with the skills needed toearn financial assistance.
Prior to beginning the education ministry, the Wynn's and the church had raised $3,000 for collegescholarships. However, once they approached their senior pastor in 2007, the Rev. Kenneth Marcus,to begin the program, they saw how students benefited from their assistance after they began earningscholarships.
"Supporting students and families is the work of the church.Guiding students into college, debt free,allows families to continue to have the financial resources to support the work of the church and it's
CP CHURCH & MINISTRIES Thursday, May 29, 2014
(Photo: Facebook/Turner Chapel AMEEducation Ministry)
Recent high school student members duringTurner Chapel AME's graduation ceremony.
5/29/14 5:44 PMPrint News - Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships
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various outreach ministries," said Wynn.
Joining the Wynn's in their work is youth pastor Rev. Don Ezell, who assists student members withtheir resumes, essay writing, tutoring and preparing for state issued standardized tests.
"We are excited to have the ability to cultivate a culture of academic excellence among our youth ...We believe that it is the responsibility of the faith community to support student achievement," Ezelltold CP.
Part of that culture also includes having college church members return on their breaks to help otherstudents, or to mentor other Turner Chapel AME students, as some are the first in their family toattend college and are oftentimes unaware of educational resources.
Aside from offering help to students because its the church's responsibility, Wynn says they do itbecause school counselors are often overwhelmed with the number of students they are responsiblefor and cannot in each case provide personalized guidance.
"Churches have a tremendous knowledge base to draw from, such as retired educators, humanresource professionals, college students, counselors, and high performing students," said Wynn,whose church has 6,000 members. "All such resources can be used to assist with resumes, essays,selecting high school classes, identifying summer programs, tutoring, leadership, and performingcommunity service."
He added, "Closing the college knowledge gap and assisting in making the right college match arecontinuing struggles for school districts. Our work supports the intentions of school districts, bringsmore families with children into the church ... and contributes to the spiritual, intellectual, andleadership development of youth."
Source URL : http://www.christianpost.com/news/georgia-church-helps-student-members-receive-4-3-million-in-college-scholarships-120589/
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5/29/14 5:44 PMPrint News - Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships
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Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive$4.3 Million in College Scholarships
By Jessica MartinezMay 29, 2014 | 5:01 pm
A Georgia church helped 50 of its recent high schoolgraduates earn $4.3 million in scholarships by mentoringand providing guidance to the students through theireducation ministry.
Turner Chapel AME in Marietta held a special service tohonor the group, who were accepted to a combined 125colleges and received college tuition assistance throughprivate scholarships, institutional, merit and need-basedaid.
Students come from economic backgrounds that "span the range of families with little to no financialresources to those with enough to pay some of their college costs. However, even the most affluentfamilies find a $60,000 annual price tab out of reach without taking out loans," Mychal Wynn, leader ofthe education ministry told The Christian Post.
Both Wynn and his wife, Nina, co-lead the program at Turner Chapel with the purpose of helpingstudents within their congregation search for scholarships and equip them with the skills needed toearn financial assistance.
Prior to beginning the education ministry, the Wynn's and the church had raised $3,000 for collegescholarships. However, once they approached their senior pastor in 2007, the Rev. Kenneth Marcus,to begin the program, they saw how students benefited from their assistance after they began earningscholarships.
"Supporting students and families is the work of the church.Guiding students into college, debt free,allows families to continue to have the financial resources to support the work of the church and it's
CP CHURCH & MINISTRIES Thursday, May 29, 2014
(Photo: Facebook/Turner Chapel AMEEducation Ministry)
Recent high school student members duringTurner Chapel AME's graduation ceremony.
5/29/14 5:44 PMPrint News - Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships
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various outreach ministries," said Wynn.
Joining the Wynn's in their work is youth pastor Rev. Don Ezell, who assists student members withtheir resumes, essay writing, tutoring and preparing for state issued standardized tests.
"We are excited to have the ability to cultivate a culture of academic excellence among our youth ...We believe that it is the responsibility of the faith community to support student achievement," Ezelltold CP.
Part of that culture also includes having college church members return on their breaks to help otherstudents, or to mentor other Turner Chapel AME students, as some are the first in their family toattend college and are oftentimes unaware of educational resources.
Aside from offering help to students because its the church's responsibility, Wynn says they do itbecause school counselors are often overwhelmed with the number of students they are responsiblefor and cannot in each case provide personalized guidance.
"Churches have a tremendous knowledge base to draw from, such as retired educators, humanresource professionals, college students, counselors, and high performing students," said Wynn,whose church has 6,000 members. "All such resources can be used to assist with resumes, essays,selecting high school classes, identifying summer programs, tutoring, leadership, and performingcommunity service."
He added, "Closing the college knowledge gap and assisting in making the right college match arecontinuing struggles for school districts. Our work supports the intentions of school districts, bringsmore families with children into the church ... and contributes to the spiritual, intellectual, andleadership development of youth."
Source URL : http://www.christianpost.com/news/georgia-church-helps-student-members-receive-4-3-million-in-college-scholarships-120589/
5/29/14 5:44 PMPrint News - Georgia Church Helps Student Members Receive $4.3 Million in College Scholarships
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various outreach ministries," said Wynn.
Joining the Wynn's in their work is youth pastor Rev. Don Ezell, who assists student members withtheir resumes, essay writing, tutoring and preparing for state issued standardized tests.
"We are excited to have the ability to cultivate a culture of academic excellence among our youth ...We believe that it is the responsibility of the faith community to support student achievement," Ezelltold CP.
Part of that culture also includes having college church members return on their breaks to help otherstudents, or to mentor other Turner Chapel AME students, as some are the first in their family toattend college and are oftentimes unaware of educational resources.
Aside from offering help to students because its the church's responsibility, Wynn says they do itbecause school counselors are often overwhelmed with the number of students they are responsiblefor and cannot in each case provide personalized guidance.
"Churches have a tremendous knowledge base to draw from, such as retired educators, humanresource professionals, college students, counselors, and high performing students," said Wynn,whose church has 6,000 members. "All such resources can be used to assist with resumes, essays,selecting high school classes, identifying summer programs, tutoring, leadership, and performingcommunity service."
He added, "Closing the college knowledge gap and assisting in making the right college match arecontinuing struggles for school districts. Our work supports the intentions of school districts, bringsmore families with children into the church ... and contributes to the spiritual, intellectual, andleadership development of youth."
Source URL : http://www.christianpost.com/news/georgia-church-helps-student-members-receive-4-3-million-in-college-scholarships-120589/
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3/31/16 7:55 PMPRESS RELEASE: Church Hosts 5th Annual FREE College Discussion Panel…mber 19, 2015, from 10 a.m. - Noon :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015, 08:00:27 ET
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Church Hosts 5th Annual FREE College DiscussionPanel (GA) on Saturday, December 19, 2015, from 10a.m. - Noon Tue, 01 Dec 2015, 08:00:27 ET
MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 1, 2015(SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) --The Turner Chapel AME ChurchEducation Ministry (Marietta, Ga.),hosts its 5th Annual CollegeDiscussion Panel, on Saturday,December 19, 2015, from 10 a.m. -Noon. Appearing on the panel willbe students representing 13 public,private, HBCU, community college,graduate school, law school, andmedical school programs. Panelistsare members of the Turner ChapelAME Church who return inDecember each year from theirrespective campuses to sit in one ofthe coveted college discussionpanel seats.
Education Ministry Leader, MychalWynn, notes, "Via text messages,our Facebook page, and throughtheir parents, we remain connectedto our students after they go off to college. For the past five years, our students have candidly shared their experiences as ameans of assisting current high school students in making well-informed college choices."
Wynn adds, "Three of our panelists, Brianna Moses (2011 Gates Millennium Scholar, Howard 2015 BS Biology), JamesonSackey (Vanderbilt 2012 BA Political Science), and Anya Bazzell (Boston University 2011 BS Biology), first appeared on thepanel as undergraduate students and now return as graduate, law, and medical school students. Another panelist, TahriTurner, who appeared on the panel as an undergraduate student at Southern Polytechnic State University has received his BSin Mechatronics Engineering and has entered the workforce.
"Our panelists will provide great insight into all aspects of their college experience, including if they made the right collegechoice. Our panelists are so candid in answering questions that we have had high school seniors finalize their college choiceas a result of what they learned from the panel discussion. We will also host a reception immediately following where parents
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Church Hosts 6th Annual College Fair (GA) as part ofrole to close achievement gap and expand collegeaccess Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 18:10:32 ET
MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 12, 2015(SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) --The Turner Chapel AME ChurchEducation Ministry (Marietta, Ga.),hosts its 6th annual college fair,beginning with a pre-college fairworkshop by author and educationministry leader, Mychal Wynn,based on his new book, "Show Methe Money: A ComprehensiveGuide to Scholarships, FinancialAid, and Making the Right CollegeChoice," from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.The college fair runs from Noon to 3p.m., Oct. 24, and is FREE to thepublic.
The 50 participating colleges,including Harvard, MIT, Duke,Purdue, and Syracuse, representHBCUs, public and privateinstitutions, military serviceacademies, and technical colleges.The fair will offer workshops and resources, such as the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Questbridge Program, PosseFoundation Program, and Georgia Finance Commission.
The Turner Chapel AME Church, a 5,000-member congregation in Marietta, Georgia, led by Rev. Dr. Kenneth E. Marcus(Senior Pastor) and Rev. Cassandra Y. Marcus (Co-Pastor), has received national acclaim for serving as a model of how faith-based institutions can support academic achievement, close the college knowledge gap, expand college access, and guidestudents into earning millions of dollars in scholarships. The church boasts of having 5 Gates Millennium Scholars, 3 PosseFoundation Scholars, and students admitted into America's most selective colleges and universities.
Youth pastor, Rev. Don Ezell, notes, "Our annual college fair is part of a comprehensive approach to inspiring, supporting,informing, and preparing students for college and careers. In 2014, students participating in our annual college planning cohortwere offered over $4.3 million in scholarships and financial aid from over 125 colleges and universities-including such highly
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Church Hosts 6th Annual College Fair (GA) on Saturday, October 24, 2015, as part of role to close achievement gap and expand college access
MARIETTA, GA October 12, 2015 (Turner Chapel AME Church) -- The Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry (Marietta, GA), hosts its 6th annual college fair, on Saturday, October 24, 2015, beginning with a pre-college fair workshop by author and education ministry leader, Mychal Wynn, based on his new book, “Show Me the Money: A Comprehensive Guide to Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Making the Right College Choice,” from 10:30 am - 11:30 am. The college fair runs from Noon to 3:00 pm, and is FREE to the public.
The 50 participating colleges, including Harvard, MIT, Duke, Purdue, and Syracuse, represent HBCUs, public and private institutions, military service academies, and technical colleges. The fair will offer workshops and resources, such as the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Questbridge Program, Posse Foundation Program, and Georgia Finance Commission.
The Turner Chapel AME Church, a 5000-member congregation in Marietta, Georgia, led by Rev. Dr. Kenneth E. Marcus (Senior Pastor) and Rev. Cassandra Y. Marcus (Co-Pastor), has received national acclaim for serving as a model of how faith-based institutions can support academic achievement, close the college knowledge gap, expand college access, and guide students into earning millions of dollars in scholarships. The church boasts of having 5 Gates Millennium Scholars, 3 Posse Foundation Scholars, and students admitted into America’s most selective colleges and universities.
Youth pastor, Rev. Don Ezell, notes, “Our annual college fair is part of a comprehensive approach to inspiring, supporting, informing, and preparing students for college and careers. In 2014, students participating in our annual college planning cohort were offered over $4.3 million in scholarships and financial aid from over 125 colleges and universities—including such highly selective colleges as Cornell, Spelman, Morehouse, Xavier University (LA), Pomona College, Williams College, Wake Forest, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Boston University, and Syracuse University.”
Emmy award-winning poet, Hank Stewart, whose foundation (The Stewart Foundation) is a partner, says, “The Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry is a national leader in establishing a clear role for faith-based institutions to encourage and support academic achievement for students from underrepresented and marginalized communities. Mychal and Nina Wynn, are providing tremendous leadership through their example of what the clergy and community-based organizations can do to supplement and support local schools.”
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