Securing a building loan from MIF enabled Zumbro to make its sanctuary and other church spaces more inviting to the growing community it serves and gave the congregation a role in meeting the needs of the larger church.
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An MIF loan helps Saint Peter’s deliver on its gifts to the people of New York City
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Generations of worshippers have identified Central Lutheran in downtown Minneapolis with its historic, neo-Gothic sanctuary. When the congregation’s members saw a need to complement that space with a modern, welcoming great room that could be home to Central’s dynamic ministry work, they found a supportive lending partner in the Mission Investment Fund.
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The Orange County congregation’s new sanctuary, built with the help of a Mission Investment Fund construction loan, allows for worship indoors and out. It also offers a clear view of a vibrant church community increasingly engaged with its neighbors.
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With food insecurity a growing local problem, a Center City Philadelphia congregation envisioned a commercial-grade kitchen and more storage space, then found an eager partner in the Mission Investment Fund.
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The loan that Trinity Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Florida, took out from MIF didn’t just repair a leaky roof. According to the Rev. Robert Kinley, Trinity’s pastor, it has helped enable the congregation to continue doing what it has done for more than 95 years: provide vital ministry to its community.
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Pantry House, the congregation-run food pantry adjacent to Trinity Lutheran Church, has served approximately 1,100 families monthly. Now it’s better equipped to serve even more.
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Like many of his fellow faith community leaders, the pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Royal Oak, Michigan, is grateful for the ELCA’s Resourceful Servants program and the roles played by the Mission Investment Fund and our partner, the ELCA Federal Credit Union.
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After being turned away by a local bank, a Michigan congregation received a PPP loan thanks to the ELCA Federal Credit Union and MIF.
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Shortly after joining the ELCA, the Loudon, Tennessee, church purchased two investments with MIF, so, as the church’s ministry efforts took shape, they’d have the funds to back them up.
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The MIF4KIDZ account adds a new dimension to the sacrament of Baptism and helps families put the idea of good stewardship into practice.
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The food pantry and Healing Gift Free Clinic at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha were vital to nearby residents; the church wanted to do even more.
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Building with God’s nature in mind – and drawing in more of God’s people.
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The tallest building in Charleston, South Carolina, is standing strong and more breathtaking than ever following a massive restoration.
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When the operator of a daycare center leasing space at Gethsemane pulled out after 30 years, the church’s members knew what God was calling them to do.
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Successive building additions left Normandale Lutheran Church with many chopped-up spaces. The thriving congregation set out to become even more inviting to worshippers.
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When a Seattle-area church closed its doors and donated its building, Salt House was born. The congregation turned to MIF as they sought to renovate and realize their new ministry.
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Having received a large endowment, the church west of Portland, Maine, knew just where to invest it and how best to use the interest their investment generated.
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