The CSO provides scholarships to students answering God鈥檚 call on their lives to full-time vocational ministry.
In 1971, two members of the 逼哩传媒 family, Dr. J. Thurman Lewis and the Reverend Charles W. 鈥淏uddy鈥 Freeman, had a vision to provide financial assistance for students preparing for ministry. That dream gave birth to an organization of individuals, businesses and churches who has shared their passion for assisting students in preparing for ministry.
Our recipients exhibit excellent moral character and are answering God鈥檚 call to prepare for full-time Christian service. Scholarships are provided for both undergraduate students and students in the 逼哩传媒 School of Divinity.
Gifts to CSO are placed in our endowment, part of the larger 逼哩传媒 endowment. From the investment earnings, we provide scholarships to students. Gifts to the CSO are diverse and range from cash to stocks, real estate and other appreciated assets. Estate gifts and gifts of trusts provide opportunities for individuals to be stewards of their resources beyond their lifetimes for the training of ministers for the future.
It is impossible to fully gauge the effect that CSO has on these ministers鈥攏o device can measure the eternal implications of their work to share the Gospel of Jesus.
Will You send them to prepare?
For further information about the Christian Service Organization or the Mission Endowment Fund, contact Aaron Hinton by phone at (704) 406-4101聽or by email.
Engaging students in service is a highlight of my job. I love seeing them serve our community, while also growing in their understanding of who Christ is and what it truly means to 鈥渓ove your neighbor."
Every dollar given to the CSO helps to fund much-needed scholarship aid. CSO scholarships sustain the call for students to pursue and prepare for fulltime ministry鈥攏o matter their stage of life. These scholarships show undergraduate and divinity students that there is a diverse community of believers behind them every step of the way.
Medical missions allow us to plant spiritual seeds for future growth while meeting physical needs. We are blessed to serve the global community in this capacity and pray for our future endeavors.
Our clothes, food and the Gospel is all we carried with us while backpacking to remote villages in Honduras. Seeing students share the Gospel, minister to others and grow in their faith is the most fulfilling thing I get to do at 逼哩传媒.