ELCA News Blog
June 12, 2007
Women of the ELCA works to meet Mission Investment Fund challenge
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is working to meet a 25-month challenge from the ELCA's Mission Investment Fund (MIF). The challenge began June 1, 2006. One year later, Women of the ELCA participants had opened 217 new MIF accounts with investments totaling $395,840.
The MIF challenged the ELCA women's organization to open 1,000 new individual MIF accounts before June 30, 2008. If that goal is met, MIF will give $25,000 to sponsor a "major event" at the next Triennial Gathering of Women of the ELCA, July 10-13, 2008, at the Salt Place Convention Center, Salt Lake City. The 7th Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA will precede the gathering, July 8-10, 2008.
All parties benefit from the challenge -- Women of the ELCA, those who invest with MIF and the church. The MIF's primary mission is to provide low-interest loans to mission congregations to purchase land and construct church buildings, and to established ELCA congregations for renovation, expansion and relocation projects. Loans are also available to ELCA-related ministries such as seminaries, outdoor ministries, colleges and universities. Investors earn interest as their investments help build the church.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog