The David Gatewood Memorial Scholarship

NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

NO FUNDS AVAILABLE

Donations desperately needed, click Donations in left column.

Sponsored by:

Preacher's Kids International, Inc.

P O BOX 1737

ANTIOCH TN 37011-1737

David Gatewood was born in 1942. His father was a very prominent leader, missionary and College president in the Church of Christ denomination.

David spent his early years in Germany just after WWII where his family was missionaries to the devastated German people.

David was ordained as a minister and spent many of his years in the pastorate and as a missionary.

He went on to receive clinical training in counseling and became a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in California where he was the founder and director of several successful counseling centers. He moved to Colorado in the late 1990’s to begin another counseling center. There he provided individual and couple counseling to hurting people as well as sharing his wisdom with post-graduate counselors in a formal internship program.

In 1996, David joined Chonda Pierce with her vision to begin a ministry to PKs and was instrumental in helping the idea of PKI become a reality. He played a very active "behind the scenes" part in the first three Adult PK conferences.

In 2000, David had a serious bout with cancer, which seemed to fade. But in 2001 David died in Colorado Springs. David is best remembered for his genuine love and care for those he ministered to and his quiet but strong nature. (By Author and Counselor, Tim Sanford)

Eligibility and Requirements

The child of any ordained and currently preaching pastor or missionary is eligible to apply. Priority will be given to those whose planned course of education is in the field of counseling. All requested information must be submitted to the PKI Scholarship Committee in order to be considered as a scholarship applicant. Additional required information beyond this completed application includes:

1) A statement on Letterhead from the supporting church or denomination is required to confirm the status of the applicant’s parent as pastor or missionary in ministry. Please provide a current address of the minister as well as place of ministry. Please include an Email address also when available.

2) Applicant must be a current high school senior or a college student working toward an accredited degree and enrolled in a 2 or 4 year program as a full-time student. A copy of an acceptance letter from your intended school is needed if you are just enrolling into college.

3) All must have an accumulated grade point average of 3.0 or above in the last completed year of school. Please include a photocopy of your last year in school’s transcripts with this application.

4) Each applicant must provide three written reference letters from unrelated individuals such as, a teacher, counselor, church leader, supervisor, or community leader. These character reference letters should be on appropriate letterheads and must be submitted with this application.

5) Each applicant must submit a typed, double-spaced essay on the topics: "What it is like to be a PK/MK" and "How This Scholarship Will Help Me Help Others". Essay must not exceed two typed pages.

Please complete the following application information.

Profile

Applicant's Name: _________________ ___________ _____ __________________

Social Security #: ___________________ Age: ________________ Marital Status:______

Street Address: ______________________________________________________________________________

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City: ______________________ State: _____ Zip Code: _________

Phone: __________________________ Email: ____________________________

Preaching/ Missionary Parent's Name: _________________________________________________________

Parent’s Current Address: ______________________________________________________

Parent’s Email Address (if available): ______________________________________________

Church or denomination of above parent: ___________________________________________

Current Class Status:

HS: Senior: __ College: freshman: __ sophomore: __ junior: __ senior: __ graduate student __

Grade Point Average from last school year: _____

Intended Schooling

Name of College or University attending or plan to attend:

______________________ ___________________________________________

University Address: ___________________________________________________

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City: ______________________ State: _____ Zip Code: ___________

Phone Number: _______________________________

(The Scholarship will be sent to the identified school in the name of the chosen applicant.)

Intended Course of Study: _________________________ Degree Sought: ________________

Expected Date of Completion: ___________________________

Awards/Honors

List any awards or honors you have received during high school or college:

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Activities

List any activities (school, church and personal) you have been or currently are involved in:

__________________________ _____________________ ____________________

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Additional Items

What Person has had the most positive impact in your life so far?

What is the most important factor in your choosing your occupational goal?

What are your hobbies?

Signature of Applicant: ________________________________  (typed in if emailed)

Application Deadline: Temporarily Closed

Mail Application and Additional Requested Information to

Preacher's Kids International, Inc.

P O BOX 1737

ANTIOCH TN 37011-1737

Thank you very much for responding to our application. As you know this is a very difficult task for the PKI committee members to make. As soon as a scholarship recipient decision is made all applicants will be advised. If you have any questions email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it