17th Annual Delores T. Cooper (DTC) Scholarship Banquet

2025 Theme: “Positioned for Purpose – Celebrating the Journey”
Scripture – Proverbs 16:3

The Delores T. Cooper (DTC) Scholarship Banquet Committee is set and ready to go with our Seventeenth Annual DTC Scholarship Banquet on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM. This year’s “Black Tie Gala” will be held in conjunction with the 155th Pre-Anniversary Celebration of the First Baptist Church of Merrifield (FBCM) at the Tysons Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, VA 22182. The event will feature a keynote address by Chief Pamela A. Smith, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC, along with a Silent Auction, Raffle, and Entertainment.

Banquet Tickets: Adults, $125/each; Students (undergraduate and below), $75/each; Ages 6 and under, free

Raffle Tickets: $10 each

Ads: Business Card – $50; Quarter Page – $75; Half Page – $100; Full Page – $200

Sponsor: $500 (Silver), $1,000 (Gold), $1000 (Table)

Purchase and payment options:

• Mail Payment:

First Baptist Church of Merrifield

P. O. Box 3552

Falls Church, VA 22116

Please include “DTC Scholarship” on the Memo Line of your check.

• Online giving

a. Click on “Online Giving” which takes you to the FBCM online payment section.

b. Click on the “Tithe” dropdown arrow; this will open the DTC options; make your selection(s) and your payment.

• In-person, at FBCM

The Deadline for submitting Ads/Sponsor/Patron/Auction Items is Friday, May 23, 2025.

The Deadline for banquet ticket purchases is Sunday, June 15, 2025.  

As always, thank you for your support and remember this effort is for the Youth at FBCM and the surrounding community.

Tithes and offerings may also be mailed to
PO Box 3552
Merrifield, VA 22116