TeenPact is excited to present the Jimmy Brazell Community Impact Scholarship Award sponsored by the Jimmy Brazell Foundation. This essay contest recognizes students who are actively serving and loving their communities with the hopes of inspiring other students to also get involved.

 ESSAY TOPIC: “How have you impacted the world or your community through servant-minded, Christ-like love?” Tell about a specific time when you had the opportunity to minister God’s love to needy, hurting or lost people in your community and how it affected you.

ESSAY LENGTH: 500-1000 words

RULES: The 2013 contest is closed; check back for details on next year’s contest.

AWARDS: Scholarships will be awarded to the top three essays. First place will receive full tuition to be used towards an Alumni Event of their choice. Second place will receive $150 off the Alumni event of their choice, with third place receiving $100 off the Alumni event of their choice.

WINNERS: Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and notified prior receiving their award on stage at National Convention.

This award is given in memory of one of our finest young leaders who died in a tragic accident on July 31, 2011. Chandler “Jimmy” Brazell was an excellent TeenPact staffer, a gifted worship leader, a passionate missionary and a beloved friend who spent his life telling others about the love of God. Jimmy had one life message: love. He truly understood what it meant to live with compassion and purpose, motivated by God’s love to give hope to the world. Jimmy was known to say, “It takes a lot of love to live” and the winners of this essay contest follow his example of impacting their communities for Christ.

Please take time to read more about Jimmy’s life and legacy at www.jimmybrazell.com.

2013 WINNERS

Congratulations to everyone to participated and a special round of applause for our 2013 winners! As a way of both honoring them and Jimmy’s life, we are posting all of the winning essays from this year’s contest. Jimmy had one life message: love. He loved Jesus Christ with abandon and let that love spill over into the lives of everyone he encountered. God calls each of us to be the hands and feet of Christ to the world around us.

Winners were recognized at National Convention on May 24, 2013 in Dayton, TN. Christian Brazell spoke on behalf of their family and helped present the award and honor the life of his brother, Chandler “Jimmy” Brazell.

Christian Brazell speaks on behalf of the Brazell family, explaining the heart of the scholarship.

Sarah Braun, of Iowa, reads her first place essay.

2012 WINNERS

Winners were recognized at National Convention on May 23, 2012 in Dayton, TN. Christian and Rachel Brazell spoke on behalf of their family and helped present the award and honor the life of their brother, Chandler “Jimmy” Brazell.

Christian Brazell speaks on behalf of the Brazell family alongside sister Rachel Brazell.

Alouette Greenidge of Colorado reads her first place essay