Ministry and Mission

Stories about churches, messages from our President and CEO, news and more

From the President

When the time is right, your reliable partner is ready

“There are funds at CIF, impactful investments that are waiting to be deployed for church loans. When the time is right, we will move forward with delight and accuracy. “ In the business world, organizations come and go. Those that go may be lacking in their mission and vision, looking more to immediate gains than… Continue Reading

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Case Studies

Making way for church to stay

Redeemer Rockwall near Dallas, a growing PCA church, owned land to build on and explored buying a building, found better solution by consulting with CIF

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From the President

Expert consulting’s unwritten value

“Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisors they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 (ESV) When someone, whether an individual or a church, does their homework before making major decisions, the outcome is always better, and usually much better. In some years, church building expenses can consume a third of a church’s budget. The mortgage payment is… Continue Reading

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From the President

Churches steward people, finances, CIF supports

“It is not our role to decide the direction for the churches we serve. Instead, we come alongside them, sharing a biblical model to help them find answers from within the church itself.” In our daily tasks at CIF, if there was one word that influences and guides us at our core, that word is… Continue Reading

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Case Studies

Preparing together for building hopes and dreams

“Facts are stubborn things…” With church loans, facts form the basis of our research to determine affordability. “If we only had the space we need, a place to meet that is our own. Oh, what God could do with our ministry!” Kingdom expansion is stirring. “God is on the move, and we want to follow… Continue Reading

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From the President

Community starts at the church level

“But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. Now you are… Continue Reading

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