William Townsend

William Townsend

William Townsend Jackson Preparatory School | First Baptist Church Jackson A Situation Where I Lived Out My Faith My junior year, I wanted our football team to win the state championship. Our team had come so close to winning the championship in years past, which made...
Emma Shappley

Emma Shappley

Emma Shappley Northwest Rankin | First Baptist Church Jackson How I Came to Know Christ I came to know Christ at the age of 10. I have grown up going to church. When I was five years old, my parents got divorced. Throughout the few years that they were divorced,...
Sarah Neal Secrest

Sarah Neal Secrest

Sarah Neal Secrest Jackson Preparatory School | St. James Episcopal Church A Situation Where I Lived Out My Faith During our junior year, we have the opportunity to create a M.A.D. (Make a Difference) Project to make a difference in our community, state, nation, or...
Hannah Ross

Hannah Ross

Hannah Ross Yazoo County High School | Parkview Church of God Living a Distinctly Christian Life in a World That Is Hostile to My Faith These days Christians my age are mocked. We are seen as “weird” or “different.” I know that I am living the way that God wants me...
Paige Rogers

Paige Rogers

Paige Rogers Jackson Academy | First Presbyterian Church of Jackson A Situation Where I Lived Out My Faith When I was in seventh grade, our Girl Scout troop was striving for the Silver Award. I discovered Neighborhood Christian Center as a means to obtain the 15...
Brody Risinger

Brody Risinger

Brody Risinger Northwest Rankin High School | Pinelake Church Activities and Service to Others Among my school activities are Student Government, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, and the high school tennis team. I am the Student Body Treasurer this...