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gift to them, to the church and to all of us who worked closely with her.” Her late husband John Stanley, who also taught classes at Messiah, passed away in 2020. We are grateful for her legacy of affirming God’s call to ministry among all our students.

Messiah mom Michelle Summerson and her children, Sarah ’19 and James, created the In His Hands Scholarship in memory of their husband/father, Jim Summerson, to support other students who have experienced the loss of a parent.

Read the Summersons’ generous and inspiring story

We are so grateful to the Summerson family and all faithful supporters of Messiah’s distinctive, Christ-centered educational mission.