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2009 Bailey Scholar graduates
(l-r) Tim Gochenour, Adam Kelchner, Anne West,
J.D. Jump, Josie Fawcett (Not pictured Tommy Suh) |
A prestigious group of Randolph-Macon College’s graduating seniors will be attending divinity schools in the fall of 2009. The students are part of the A. Purnell Bailey Pre-Ministerial Program for Ordained Ministry, a program that provides resources for prospective members of the clergy. Students receive financial support and are involved in at least two pre-ministerial internships with a church, church organization, hospital chaplaincy or college chaplaincy. The students are also part of Randolph-Macon College’s Honors Program.
Josie Fawcett, from Glen Allen, Virginia, held an internship in contemporary worship at Wesley United Methodist Church in Wilmington, North Carolina and an internship in children’s and youth Ministry at Skipwith United Methodist Church in Richmond, Virginia. The second in her family to participate in the Bailey Program, Josie will attend Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota in the fall.
Tim Gochenour, from Danville, Virginia, explored youth ministry at Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia and conducted a pastoral internship at Fairview United Methodist Church in Danville. He plans to attend Wesley Seminary (part of American University) in Washington, D.C.
James “JD” Jump, a scholar from nearby Richmond, Virginia, performed a contemporary worship internship at New Season United Methodist Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. JD has a passion for merging drama and worship and further developed this interest in a second internship at the West End Assembly of God in Richmond here he explored religious drama production. He will matriculate to Duke Divinity School (part of Duke University) in Durham, North Carolina.
Adam Kelchner, from Mechanicsville, Virginia, held internships which included United Methodist Volunteers in Mission at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Office in Decatur, Georgia and the Virginia United Methodist Center in Glen Allen, Virginia. A Phi Beta Kappa student, Adam will attend Vanderbilt Divinity School, which is part of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tommy Suh hails from Midlothian, Virginia and added an international flair to his internships. One experience took him to work with the Senior Pastor, Rev. Won Soo Kim at Eil San Joonim eh Church in Seoul, Korea. Another was with the Stratford Hills Korean Community Church in Richmond, Virginia. Tommy will be attending Wesley Seminary (part of American University) in Washington, D.C.
Anne West, from Richmond, Virginia, will graduate with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She participated in internships focusing on youth ministry at Reveille United Methodist Church in Richmond and at the Virginia United Methodist Center in Glen Allen, Virginia. In the fall, Anne will attend Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
For more information, please contact Pam Harris Cox at 752-3712, pamelacox@rmc.edu or Anne Marie Lauranzon at 804-752-7317.