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Dear Partner,
I hope this letter finds you healthy, safe, and well.
May I begin by thanking you for accepting to be one of Union Theological Institute & Seminary Ecumenical Partner.
On behalf of the Chairman of Board of Union Theological Institute & Seminary, Archbishop (Prof.) Insram Younas Sodagar, DD, I welcome you to a new month of fruitfulness.
We at UTI believe that we can achieve more when you stand by us. Wherever Seminary education is imperative and ministry demands a vocation — whether it be at a small Bible College or a Seminary — producing high-quality ministers has several consistent and daunting challenges.
It's a fact that good ministry education does not come without a cost, and we all need to do our part as community of believers to help students and formators continue to tell their stories differently.
I have a keen understanding of the challenges facing ministry and minister's formation not only because of my time in it, but also as someone who is helping to prepare the next generation of ministers in the classroom.
Our students are fully aware of these partnerships and do believe that financial threats to study shall be overcomed and one of the ways that we can ensure UTI continue to deliver high quality work is through our financial support.
UTI, being a new vision needs vision publishers in line with Scriptures in Psalm 68:11.."The Lord gave the word and great was the company of those who publish it."
Consequently, for this purpose, in this maiden enrollment for 2020/2021 Academic Session, UTI, in collaboration with her affiliate partner, Covenant Christian University Lahore, Pakistan, graciously granted a total of 25 slots of Full-tuition Scholarships for ministers with proven financial difficulty who enrolled for a one year diploma in theology and ministry as vision publishers.
This Scholarship worth is valued at 1.8 Million Naira @72,000 Naira tuition per student per annum.
Since we do know that the institution has not it's permanent campus yet there is want of rent, instructor's stipends, office equipment and general overhead cost to be maintained.
We do understand that these kinds of asks can be challenging for many of us in the best of times.
Know that our gratitude, appreciation, and respect for your support is magnified even more because of the fraught times through which we're all living.
Thank you so much for giving. Thank you for helping to keep quality ministerial formation alive. And thank you for helping us continue telling our stories better in the weeks, months, and years ahead.
God bless you.
Sincerely in Christ,
Calixtus Oke
President/Rector UTI
05/05/2021
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