We are very grateful to the First United Methodist Church of Honolulu for establishing a new scholarship at CST in honor of a former pastor and his wife, The Rev. Frank Butterworth and Irene Butterworth! Rev. Butterworth was the senior pastor of First UMC Honolulu from 1955 to 1961, and he served as the first superintendent of the Hawaii District from 1967 through 1973. Current senior pastor Rev. Tom Choi says, “On behalf of our church, I am pleased to share two scholarships in the amount of $5000 each. Our inaugural recipients are Ana Hungalu and Joy Yun. The Frank and Irene Butterworth Scholarship benefits CST students from the Hawaii District of the California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church. Frank and Irene had no children of their own but had several students they sponsored and nurtured – several of whom were graduates of CST who became United Methodist pastors, including Piula Ala’ilima, Sam Domingo, Niponi Finau, and Langi Fine.”
The legacy of friendship and support of Rev. and Mrs. Butterworth is well-remembered, and their philanthropic efforts in establishing scholarships endure. Mrs. Butterworth died in 2005 at the age of ninety-one, while Rev. Butterworth died in 2011 at the age of ninety-nine. Established in 1855, the First United Methodist Church of Honolulu is Hawaii’s original Methodist Church under a Royal Charter issued by King Kamehameha IV. It is the only congregation in The United Methodist Church so established. President Kuan said, “The Frank and Irene Butterworth scholarship will help our students answer the call of God to go into ministry. The commitment of this congregation is going to have a lasting impact for generations to come.”
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