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Aug. 1, 2002  News media contact: Kathy L. Gilbert7(615)742-54707Nashville,
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By United Methodist News Service

Four music education students have been awarded $1,000 scholarships for
2002-2003 from the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship
Arts. 

The fellowship is a professional organization affiliated with the churchwide
Board of Discipleship.

To qualify for the scholarships, a student must be a full-time music degree
candidate at an accredited university, college or school of theology or
doing special education in worship or the arts related to worship. Students
must demonstrate exceptional musical or other artistic talent, effective
leadership ability and outstanding promise of future usefulness to the
church in the areas of music or worship

The 2002-2003 winners are:
7	Sarah Melcher, Ottawa, Kan., a senior music education major at
Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. She has been serving as an intern at
First United Methodist Church in Winfield, directing a children's choir, and
organizing and leading a midweek contemporary service. She is student
director of Selah, a praise and worship team that is part of Southwestern
College's outreach ministry program. She plans to graduate in December and
continue working in music ministry.
	
7	Edward C. Gibson IV, a vocal major and sophomore at Southwest Texas
State University in San Marcos, Texas. He traveled to Southeast Asia with
the Youth Mission Chorale of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
in the summer of 2001 and is active in the choir at John Wesley United
Methodist Church in Houston. He plans to continue his education by earning a
master's degree in sacred music when he graduates.
	
7	Erica Sigauke, a second-year student in a music education master's
degree program at the University of Minnesota. She is a 2000 graduate of
Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe. She was the choir director and worked
with women's groups at Waterfalls United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe before
coming to the United States. She plans to start choirs in Zimbabwe and to
help women and youth develop their talents in music.
	
7	Carrie Wright, a master's degree student in sacred music at Perkins
School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She has a
bachelor of science degree in music education from Western Carolina
University in Cullowhee, N.C. While in college, she helped lead worship at
Cullowhee United Methodist Church and formed and directed a college student
choir. She serves Casa Linda United Methodist Church as minister of worship,
leading the chancel choir, the hand-bell choir and the praise ensemble.
After graduation, she plans to move to the Western North Carolina Conference
to serve the church in music ministry.

More information is available by contacting the fellowship at fummwa@aol.com
or (800) 952-8977.
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