Christ For the City International: News: Urban Plunge Offers New Scholarship to Develop Young Leaders

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

News: Urban Plunge Offers New Scholarship to Develop Young Leaders

Urban Plunge, a ministry of Christ For the City International, has established a new scholarship fund to enable young teenage leaders to have the opportunity to learn about the social needs and opportunities in their own cities.

Urban Plunge challenges groups to leave the comfort of the suburbs and the safety of the small town by taking a weekend to volunteer at six to nine nonprofits in the inner city. Groups have the opportunity to hear stories, serve at these ministries, and ultimately, be inspired to transform their own communities.

However, many potential leaders are prevented from this powerful experience simply because of their own lack of resources. The Virginia Penker Scholarship Fund was established to allow teenagers who desire to understand the state of the urban community to do so without having to worry about whether or not they can afford it.

Virginia Penker was a beautiful example of love, mercy, and grace to everyone around her. Her home was a place of safety, where a hot meal was only one of many resources that she used to bless others. Virginia passed away at the age of 88 in December of 2014. The hope is that through this scholarship, her legacy of stewardship and hospitality would be passed on.

To give to the Virginia Penker Scholarship Fund and support the leadership development of teenagers, email Randy Fontaine at Randy@cfci.org.

Urban Plunge is a ministry of Christ For the City International and was launched in Omaha,Nebraska in 2007 after decades of successful urban ministry in Latin America. More than five hundred churches and over seven thousand people have participated in an Urban Plunge. There are also Urban Plunges in Sioux Falls, SD, Des Moines, IA, Lincoln, NE, and Dallas, TX.