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Investments
LCEF Investments—Helping LCMS, Helping You
LCEF offers a wide array of investment opportunities to help The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) members, congregations, and organizations meet their investment goals while supporting the overall mission and ministry of the Church. As an LCEF investor, you earn competitive rates of interest, retain ownership of investment balances, and maintain accessibility of funds. In addition, you can also support the ministry of Church Extension by sharing the use of your invested resources with fellow Lutherans, making LCEF loans and related services possible.
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LCEF and LCMS World Mission Create Funds for New US Missions
In support of the Ablaze! outreach movement, the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) and LCMS World Mission have established a "Mission Planting Fund" to provide low-cost loans for new mission starts in the United States.
"We are committed to providing resources to plant 2,000 new missions in the United States by 2017, one of the major goals of Ablaze!," said LCEF President Merle Freitag. |
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Trinity Lutheran, Litchfield Park, AZ, Expands School With Funds from LCEF
"We are bursting at the seams," says Andi McDonald, Director of Outreach at Trinity Lutheran Church in Litchfield Park, Arizona. "The construction loan from LCEF is allowing us to add 13 classrooms and a new playground to our school."
In four years, Trinity has gone from offering only preschool and kindergarten classes to now having a junior high school that will soon offer curriculum up to the 8th grade. |
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LCEF Shares $3.3 Million Distribution Earnings With Synod
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Blessed with record loan approvals and earnings, the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) recently presented The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod with $3.3 million as a distribution of its earnings. From that total, $300,000 will be given directly to the Synod (unrestricted) and $2.7 million to member districts (an average of $89,000 to each of the 28 member districts within LCEF). Also, a permanent gift of $300,000 from LCEF will be placed in the new Mission Planting Fund, supporting the Ablaze! initiative to plant new missions and revitalize existing LCMS congregations. |
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Lines of Credit for Organizations
Use Lines of Credit to fund non-budgeted expenses and for anticipated cash flow deficiencies in your operating budget on a recurring basis. LCEF's Lines of Credit offer loan dollars and ministry-focused services to help your church as it seeks to fulfill God’s mission. LCEF is your lending partner! |
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LCEF Is Proud to Announce the Family Emergency StewardAccount®
A key component of any successful investment strategy is to prepare for financial emergencies. Whatever your investment goal, it is important to set aside funds that can be used for the unexpected. The Lutheran Church Extension Fund is now offering an investment tool that helps to meet this objective. Is your family prepared for a financial crisis? Consider opening an LCEF Family Emergency StewardAccount today. Click here for more information. |
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LCEF Now Offers the Cemetery Perpetual Care StewardAccount®!
This investment tool is intended for dollars designated for the care of an LCMS congregation cemetery. The Cemetery Perpetual Care StewardAccount helps to ensure that money set aside for the cemetery is earning a good rate of return, easily accessible, and with a trusted partner in ministry. Invest your cemetery funds for optimal growth. Click here for more information. |
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MyAccount Service, Features We Offer to You!
LCEF's MyAccount online financial service offers transaction choices, and state-of-the-art security features to make your online experience easy, fast, and safe.
Including:
- Personalized login ID and password protection
- Transaction history
- Personal notification options
- Recurring transfers capability
- Online ordering of new checks or copies
- Loan information
We appreciate your support of Church Extension, and we hope you enjoy our improved online service. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call an LCEF Information Representative at 1-800-843-5233. |
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