Our recipients demonstrate the same attributes found in Lauren:
Highly motivated to learn
Vibrant
Always happy and an encourager
Unwavering devotion to Jesus Christ
Bold to share her faith and teach others about Christ
Her Pastor Riley attributed Matthew 5:13 to Lauren, "You are the salt of the earth. Salt gives things flavor and zest."
She loved without fear
Compassionate
Compassionate
A sweet and innocent heart.
A heart for family and friends, strangers, the elderly and the physically challenged.
"When you were engaged in conversation with her, she made you feel like you were the only person on earth."
"Here I was, just this guy who walked into the back door of a church, and she treated me like royalty."
"Even in the face of her own difficulties, kept a smile on her face so she wouldn't pull others down with her."
2023 Lauren McCain Scholarship Recipient
Sarah Caldwell
Past Recipients
2021
Margaret Squires
2020
Hattie Flora
2019
Gary Lamont Garlic Jr.
2018
Oscar Powell
2017
Victoria Piselli
2016
Joseph Maxwell Rider Welsh
2014
Caleb Vlk
2013
Caitlin Payne
2013
Brooke Cardwell
2012
Mallory Kessler
2011
Kambrie Robinson