Services for Individuals - Investments

Participate in the Methodist Loan Fund

Where Does the Foundation Get the Money for Church Loans?

Methodist Loan Fund

Methodist Loan Fund investments have provided the seed money for the growth and stability of many United Methodist churches in the six annual conferences we serve. Investors participating in the Methodist Loan Fund through the Individual Fund and Individual Fund IRAs earn competitive, often superior, interest. Churches receive the resources, through low-cost loans, they need to carry out God’s dreams for their ministry. And individual lives and communities are improved by those ministries. The Methodist Loan Fund is also open to church, agency, and institutional investors.

Methodist Loan Fund Investments through the Individual Fund:

Offer returns consistently higher than bank CD and money market rates
Provide loans to UM churches in Texas to spread the hope of Christ to more and more people
Connect resources from faithful investors to the needs of United Methodist churches
Are protected by strict underwriting and lending policies
Enjoys an impeccable track record of never having experienced a loss of principal or accrued interest on any Foundation-originated loan

Due to the underwriting skill and experience of our loan staff, as well as the oversight of the loan committee of our board of directors, investors can trust their investments rest on sound financial management. That trust is reflected in the superior retention rate of the Individual Fund and Methodist Loan Fund.

Learn more about opening an Individual Fund account.