Board of Church & Society Essay Contest
2/6/2012
The Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church is conducting an essay contest and will present three $500 scholarships.
The essay contest is open to students who are high school juniors or seniors during the current school year (2011-2012) and who live in Iowa or attend an Iowa high school. Students need not be members of an United Methodist Church or any other religious body.
"The Road to Peace between Israelis and Palestinians" is the topic for this year's contest.
Essays must be less than 1,000 words.
Send essays to: Paul Linn by e-mail at pjlinn@msn.com before March 23, 2012.
Also include a brief summary of activities that you participated in your school or community including efforts for social justice.
Awards will be presented during Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, June of 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa.