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Extending Generosity Through Gifts in a Will

The Venemas regularly express their unyielding faith and commitment to generosity through planned gifts to a variety of ministries close to their hearts.

I’ve been binging on budget apps lately. In my nerdy opinion, they’re cool and help me feel in control of my money. What’s not to like?

But my wife’s reaction was less than enthusiastic.

The Savvy Giving of Jim and Pat Van Drunen for Kingdom Impact

Jim and Pat Van Drunen have a plan in place to ensure their God-given resources continue to be stewarded well.

It was a new concept I had never really thought about before.

As I was visiting with a landscape architecture student, she described her design work as a means to…

Turning Problems Into Opportunity Through a Life Income Gift

“We were led by the Lord to do this.” This is the only way John and Monika Lautenbach can explain why they set up a charitable remainder trust through Barnabas Foundation.

Nearly 40 years ago, the Lautenbachs’ purchased three acres of property in McMinnville, Oregon. They intended to build a house there, but it never quite panned out. Finally, they decided to sell the land.

Finding Mission Through Financial Shalom

Faith Community CRC in Beaver Dam, WI has always found meaningful and creative ways to connect to their community in mission. Recently, this required the church to decide whether their next pastor would be full-time.

“We were right on the edge of being able to afford it,” recalls Bruce McMurry

Triple Your Freedom. Multiply Your Impact.

Sometimes the cost and hassles of owning property begin to outweigh the benefits your possessions once held.

Giving Options for Life Income Arrangements

Q: What kinds of gifts can I give in exchange for life income payments?

A. Surprisingly, there a variety gifts you can give in exchange for payments for life – everything from cash, publicly traded appreciated stock, real estate that has grown in value, farm machinery that is paid for and depreciated, and commodities such as grains, fruits or even livestock.