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Message Special Opportunities for Giving Trinity Presbyterian Church 725 South High Street Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 540-434-9556 trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org office@trinitypresbyterianharrisonburg.org What Is God Saying to Trinity Presbyterian Church? ,,, that the church exists for the world and not for itself; … therefore, its own buildings and programs are to be used for the actual life, service, and witness to the world of God’s grace and love. Frequently there are times when individuals or families desire to make a special gift to support Trinity’s witness to God’s grace and love. Recognizing this, Trinity has established the following special fund opportunities: Loaves and Fishes Fund Memorial Garden Care Fund Music Scholarship Fund Parish Nurse Scholarship Fund Skip Whitmore Scholarship Fund Mission Endowment Fund ~~~~~~~ Loaves and Fishes Fund Remembering how Jesus used the small lunch of one young boy to feed 5,000 people who unexpectedly needed to be fed (Matthew 14:14-21), the Session has established this fund in memory of James W. Gilkeson, Sr. This is an open-ended fund primarily supported by individual donations. Funds are used as needed as a means of meeting requests for unexpected and unbudgeted benevolent causes, such as individual needs for help in illness, financial crises, health, safety, food, lodging, or assistance in forms of ministry other than those of Trinity’s House Church and Marks Group missions. Requests for these funds are reviewed by the Pastor and approved by the Finance Team or the Session. Memorial Garden Care Fund The Memorial Garden is a memorial to members and friends of Trinity who have died. It provides a resting place for the ashes of members and friends who so desire. it is available for outdoor worship, weddings, and other suitable worship, educational, or fellowship activities. A Memorial Garden Care Fund for perpetual care of the Garden area has been established by the Session. It is administered as are other Trinity

funds. This fund is an appropriate beneficiary of gifts made in memory of loved ones or gifts made by those who intend to be interred in the Garden. Scholarship Funds All scholarship funds received are invested, with dividends earned used for specific fund purposes. Disbursement of funds is limited to Trinity members or family and friends affiliated with Trinity. Grants are remitted directly to the individual’s school. Scholarship application deadlines are June 1st of each year. Online and printer-friendly application forms are on Trinity’s website. Music Scholarship Fund The Music Scholarship Fund has been established in memory of John Held for scholarships to the Montreat Music Conference, for soloists and special music activities, and for music education students. Parish Nurse Scholarship Fund The Parish Nurse Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Sherry Hogshead Hester, a longtime member of Trinity who also served as one of Trinity’s Parish Nurses until her untimely death in June 2012. Earnings from this fund are used for those pursuing health or helping profession careers at community college, undergraduate, or graduate schools, or for continuing education opportunities for current parish nurses of Trinity. Skip Whitmore Scholarship Fund The Trinity Presbyterian Church Skip Whitmore Scholarship Fund was started as a memorial for First Lt. Garland D. Whitmore II, a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, who gave his life in the Vietnam conflict on September 5, 1967. Lieutenant Whitmore was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. Earnings from this fund are used to help students enrolling in seminary or preparing for Christian Education or overseas mission work. If any additional funds are available in a given year, members and friends of Trinity may request funds for college education. Mission and Outreach Endowment Fund This special mission endowment fund was established in 2025 through generous bequests from beloved Trinity members Bolling Nalle, Vivian Hevener, and Beverly Silver. It is earmarked for special mission and outreach projects above Trinity’s budgeted funds. Based on a percentage of the three-year-rolling average of the total Investment, funds are available annually, as identified by the Session. ~~~~~~~ Please contact the Pastor, Finance Team Chair, or Session for more detailed information about each of these funds, including how to designate gifts in honor or memory of a loved one – or for information about including Trinity in a special bequest or will.