Joe and Jane Kincheloe

In response to a vision for ministry that God placed in their hearts, Joe and Jane Kincheloe established a scholarship fund at the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. Their desire was to share this ministry with their church, Stout Memorial United Methodist Church. With permission from the Church’s Administrative Board, they created the Stout Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors who plan to further their education.

  Mr. and Mrs. Kincheloe are the owners of Kincheloe Chrysler/Plymouth, Inc. Kincheloe Motors was founded by Harold W. Kincheloe, Mr.Kincheloe’s father, in 1948 and has been a family business for 50 years. Mr. Kincheloe’s grandfather was Guy M.Kincheloe, a former Wood County Commissioner and school teacher.

  Mr. and Mrs. Kincheloe have one child, Jane E. Kincheloe, who has been a recipient of the Dr. Marie Boette and Esther Cunningham Scholarships. Jane E. is a Registered Music Therapist, having graduated from Ohio University in Athens and completed an internship in Music Therapy at AUH Forbes in Pittsburgh in May1998.

Recipients of the Stout Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship must exhibit the ability to achieve, have been active in the Stout Memorial United Methodist Church Youth Group, and be planning to attend a post-high school educational institution. Recipients are selected by the Foundation on the basis of involvement in church, school, and civic activities, academic achievement, and potential. If a situation arises where there are fewer than three students active at the Stout Memorial United Methodist Church Youth Group who apply in any given year, recipients may be chosen who reside in Wood County or Washington County and who are active in their church youth group.