2025 Scholarship Winners 

The Worship Grove, Christian Formation, and the Mission Grove are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Susan J. Redcay Music Scholarship & the Olga Brands Scholarship. we celebrated these incredible recipients on pentecost Sunday, June 8th 2025. we wish them much success as they continue on their faithful journeys of higher education.

Olga Brands Scholarship:

Olga Brands was a faithful Christian and devoted member of our Pilgrim family. She was an elementary teacher and librarian for over 30 years. Olga was passionate about all children deserving a full, rounded education.

This year, the scholarship committee is pleased to present the $500 Olga Brands Memorial Scholarship to Violet Marino Cappello as she graduates from Phillipsburg High School. This year, the scholarship committee is pleased to present the $500 Olga Brands Memorial Scholarship to Violet Marino Cappello as she graduates from Phillipsburg High School. Violet has been a faithful member of Pilgrim, beginning as a child attending Sunday School and Youth Choir. She has shared her amazing talents with us on many occasions.

Our prayers will go with her as she continues her studies at DeSales University, Pennsylvania, majoring in dance.

Susan J. Redcay Music Scholarship:

[Contributions to this ongoing scholarship fund may be made payable to Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, Attention: Susan J. Redcay Music Scholarship.]

This annual scholarship, established in honor of Sue Redcay's retirement from many faithful years as Pilgrim’s Director of Music and Organist, is open to any Phillipsburg High School senior who will be majoring in music or musical theater at an accredited 4 year conservatory, college or university. The scholarship of $1,000 is presented at the Phillipsburg High School Awards Night Ceremony.  This year, we unfortunately had no students apply. We look forward to being able to help students with their musical endeavors in future years.