Diocese of Missouri ECW 2025 Scholarship Awarded
The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Board of the Diocese of Missouri awarded its 2025 scholarship to Kayla Brown of Trinity St. James. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded every year to support women in the diocese in furthering their education in an area that focuses on service to others.
Kayla, who is majoring in early childhood education at Central Methodist University, is the youth minister at Trinity, St. James, and has been instrumental in resurrecting the parish’s youth program, according to Kevin McGrane, Trinity’s priest in charge. She is involved in many ways in the church and the community, works two jobs, and has maintained academic excellence. Kayla says she is “committed to becoming a dedicated educator who nurtures curiosity and fosters a love of learning.”
About The ECW Scholarship
The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) in the Diocese of Missouri supports women in furthering their education in an area that focuses on service to others by awarding a $1000 scholarship to one woman each year.
The scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who best meets these criteria:
· Female member of an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Missouri.
· Studying for a degree or certification in an area of service to others.
· Will be in at least the second year of post-high school study.
· Exhibits leadership potential.
· Excels academically.
· Participates in community service activities.