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James Hamilton Allen Scholarship
Applications must be received on or before May 31st of the current year.

    In 1953, Allen invested $25,000 to create a $1,000 scholarship at the Nelson high school (now L.V. Rogers Secondary School) for male students who plan to enter careers in the Christian church. The scholarship is available for grade 12 graduates. Allen also contributed funds to support the NUC Christian Education Committee.
In 1959, Allen was awarded a service shield at St. Paul’s Trinity United Church, honouring his 50 years in the church community. For a time, he was also the director of the Nelson YMCA. “Jimmy” Allen is fondly remembered by many as Nelson’s first established scenic photographer, and an outstanding community member.

Requirements:
           Eligible students who have completed Grade 12 at L.V. Rogers Secondary School,

who, in the opinion of the Committee of Selection, shall have expressed a bona fide intention

of acquiring higher education at a Canadian College or University:
                 • To students intending to enter the ministry of The United Church of Canada.
                 • To students intending to enter the ministry of any other Protestant denomination.
                 • To other students.

                   
The James Hamilton Allen Scholarship application

is available at L.V. Rogers Secondary School.
 

602 Silica St, Nelson, BC V1L 4N1

1.250.352.2822

For thousands of years, First Nations people have walked on this land; their relationship with the land is at the centre of their lives and spirituality. We acknowledge that the land on which Nelson United Church gathers is the traditional territories of the Sinixt and the Ktunaxa peoples and is home to many diverse indigenous persons, including the Métis. We acknowledge the injustices that indigenous people have faced and continue to face today. We commit to reconciliation, together, as children of the creator.

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