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SAGU student awarded Assemblies of God Riggs Scholarship
Joseph Brennan team helping to break the school’s 20-year track record for the 4x100 Future Southwestern Assemblies relay. While his accolades as a of God University (SAGU) student student-athlete are noteworthy, the Joseph Brennan has been selected integration of his faith into all as the top male recipient of the aspects of his life is his most Assemblies of God (AG) 2019 impressive feat. Ashcroft-Riggs National Youth Scholarship. At Harvest Time Assembly, he served as a youth leader and played The Ashcroft-Riggs Scholarship drums on the church’s worship was created by the AG Trust and team. He volunteered for a wide named after former General range of community service events Superintendent Ralph Riggs and and programs through his church. John Robert Ashcroft, two AG In addition to his involvement at higher education advocates and Harvest Time, he sought a way to former leaders of several AG cultivate Christian fellowship colleges. The scholarship focuses amongst his peers at Howe High on academic excellence, leadership School the summer after his through involvement in an AG freshman year. He founded and church, and a student’s dedicated served as President of the walk with God. Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS), an organization similar in “I can’t put into words how much mission to the well-known this helps,” says Brennan. “My Fellowship of Christian Athletes parents have been gracious enough (FCA). “It’s a spin-off of FCA but to help me with college and a lot of I wanted it to be open to that money would have fallen on everyone,” he says. “I didn’t want their backs. This scholarship students to have a reason not to go pushed us over to the point where just because they aren’t athletes.” nearly all my tuition is paid for.” Brennan’s call to ministry will be Brennan has always felt that further fostered at SAGU with SAGU was the best option for him plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree since visiting SAGU for the first in Religion and Philosophy. “I time during a campus tour when he don’t know exactly what facet or was in eighth grade. He continued direction I want to go in yet, I’m to have opportunities to visit the just waiting on God. I also will be university through his high school working toward a minor in years due to the North Texas marketing because I would like to District Fine Arts competition have an online business one day.” being hosted at SAGU, Campus Days and University Fridays. “It In response to what he is most just clicked for me. Sure, I looked excited about for the fall, Brennan at some other places but I just simply stated, “the atmosphere. always knew SAGU was the place That was one of the things that to go.” really stuck out to me at SAGU - how genuinely kind everyone is. Brennan was President of the Going to a public school, it can be National Honor Society chapter at hard to maintain a Christian walk Howe High School graduating in every day, so I am looking forward the top 6th percentile with a 4.08 to being a student at SAGU, grade point average. Outside of the making lifelong friends, having a classroom, Brennan was active in fantastic time growing in my band, sports, the community and relationship with God.” his home church, Harvest Time Assembly of God. He was a Percussionist in the Howe HS Marching Band, Running Back on the Varsity Football Team and was named Academic All-State for both Football and Baseball. He also competed in Powerlifting placing 3rd in regional competition, earned 2nd place for 100m dash in the Area meet and was a part of Howe HS’ Track July 2019 | Andrew Hurst
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