Home Equity Loans

LCEF's Home Equity Loan Program is designed to lend personal financial assistance to LCMS rostered church workers use the equity in their homes as collateral for a loan.

Home Equity Loans for Rostered Church Workers

Homeowners often use the money from these types of loans to pay off higher-interest debt, purchase an automobile, make large-scale home improvements, pay tuition or for other major purchases. Our home equity loans offer competitive and fixed interest rates that allow borrowers to consolidate bills into one monthly payment.

LCEF home equity loans are available to qualified applicants in approved states who have an existing first mortgage. Before submitting your application, please view the approved states in which LCEF is able to provide RCW housing loans.

Features:

  • Fixed rates so monthly payments remain the same for a specific period of time.
  • Competitive interest rates (often lower than credit cards and other consumer loans).
  • Interest payments may be tax deductible.*
  • Ability to consolidate several bills into one single payment.
  • Friendly, knowledgeable loan officers and servicing staff.
  • Internet and automated telephone access to loan information.

*Consult your tax advisor.

Program participants receive and give the "ministry dividend." We ask that you also invest with LCEF (in which you earn a competitive interest rate), and these invested dollars further help us help other church workers in the future. Your true investment is in helping others—just as others have helped you.

If you have questions, you may contact us or see the frequently asked questions.

Download an application.

Project Solutions from Start to Finish

LCEF provides services for ministries with a vision for serving their community, a need to build with a witness partner and a desire to bring out the most in their community's stewardship potential. Intent on strengthening the church, LCEF supports LCMS organizations with a variety of resources in addition to loans and investments.

Help Managing Ministry Finances

LCEF is a partner that understands how best to fund and sustain ministries. LCEF offers a variety of loans, including lines of credit for cash-flow purposes. Used with the StewardAccount® investment, with its competitive rates, and the free electronic tithing service Joyful Response®, your ministry can be the best financial steward possible.

LCEF is a nonprofit religious organization; therefore, LCEF investments are not FDIC-insured bank deposit accounts. This is not an offer to sell investments, nor a solicitation to buy. LCEF will offer and sell its securities only in states where authorized. The offer is made solely by LCEF's Offering Circular. Investors should carefully read the Offering Circular, which more fully describes associated risks.
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