The last FOUNDATION transaction for 2017 will be on Friday, December 15th, 2017. All transactions requests must be received no later than Monday, December 11th, 2017 in order to be transacted on December 15th. Any transaction requests received after December 11th will be transacted in the new year, on Friday January 5th, 2018. We will […]
You might want to cut/paste this message to your Sunday bulletin or November newsletter: “By almost any measure, 2017 has been a terrific year for stocks. Through the end of September, the S&P was up 12.5%, the Dow 13.3% and the Virginia United Methodist Foundation Stock Fund was up a whopping 16.7%! Many of you […]
HOW TO SAVE, SPEND, INVEST AND GIVE RIGHT NOW! You hear it all the time: Anyone can retire a millionaire. It just takes discipline and attention to a few commonsense concepts like living on a budget, paying down debt, saving like crazy, being generous and planning ahead. But, you ask, what does that actually look like […]
Sowing for a Harvest of Future Ministry Generational Shift: Every year greater numbers of the “Greatest Generation” and “Baby Boomers” are leaving our fellowship for a greater promise of things to come. In addition to incredible testimonies of sacrifice and service, they also leave a hole in the annual support of the work of the […]
It’s harvest time! Time to bring in the corn, pick the apples, cut the hay. It’s wonderful to see the bountiful fruits of our arduous labors over the last six months. It’s warming to take a deep breath and inhale the scents of the season – crisp apples (obviously with ample amounts of donuts and […]
HOW? Imagine a church business meeting where a discussion of the body’s financial concerns resulted in an immediate flood of generosity. Imagine that the members of your congregation not only gave enough—on the spot—to meet every need, but they also kept giving to the point that you had to beg them to stop. Well, that’s […]
In middle school I figured out that, if there weren’t any girls in computer class, then they must be in another class. I thought it might be fun to join them. Turns out they were taking chorus. So naturally I made sure I took chorus. There I met a lady named Mrs. Carson who taught […]
At the Virginia United Methodist Foundation, our Grant program focuses on unifying mission, ministry and impact to better assist and equip ministries in their projects as well as help them to build a future. In 2016, the need for the grant program became more evident upon application review. Many ministries told stories of community need […]
How does the Virginia UM Foundation Serve? One of the Core Values of the Foundation is “Ministry – It’s all about relationships.” Christ came to serve others and call us to serve in our communities as His hands and feet. We can accomplish that as we build and nurture relationships and use the funds available […]
What will your Legacy be? I hear it every week. Church members asking, “What do I need to do to be ready for retirement? Can we afford to retire? I want the next part of my life to be the best. I want to make a difference. One couple sat in my office recently debating […]