By Rickey LetsonCBF Congregational Stewardship Officer When I was pastoring, our church embarked on a significant capital campaign to fund much-needed improvements to our facility. In the process, our leadership felt that we should tithe on gifts to the campaign and thus trust that 90 percent of the funds received would be sufficient for our … Continue reading
By Shauw Chin Capps CBF Foundation began in 1994 with the goals of stewarding funds for CBF Global, CBF state and regional organizations, CBF partner churches and partner organizations. Presently, we are proud to have more than $62 million under management. Both CBF and CBF Foundation exist out of a deep desire to partner with … Continue reading
June 1, 2022 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. ─ The CBF Foundation will now waive management fees of 50 basis points (0.50%) for current and future church accounts, Foundation President Shauw Chin Capps and the Foundation Board of Trustees announced today. The move comes as the CBF Foundation, in partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, … Continue reading
As we near the end of 2021, members of your congregations are thinking about making charitable gifts to their churches and other charitable causes. While tax deductions are not the primary reason that people of faith give, it is a factor that most people do consider. We want to share two ways that members of … Continue reading
What is the CBF Foundation? The simplest way to describe the CBF Foundation is that it is like a community foundation. We exist to serve the CBF community. Back in 1994, the Coordinating Council of CBF founded the Foundation with the vision that we would have an entity that would focus on the sustainability of … Continue reading
Because of you, the Emmanuel McCall Racial Equity Fund tops the initial fundraising goal before August 20 deadline! Since the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the CBF Foundation launched a fund on Juneteenth to support the current and long-term racial justice and inclusion work of the Fellowship, you have given or committed more than $126,000 in support of … Continue reading
June 19, 2020 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga.—On the annual day of celebration of emancipation from slavery in United States, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation, is launching a fund and a campaign to support the current and long-term racial justice and inclusion work of the Fellowship. The fund … Continue reading
By Shauw Chin Capps Though we are all dealing with new ways of doing business and being the church, I am committed to riding out this storm with you, my Fellowship family. As we find ourselves in a sea of uncertainties with a volatile market, we are reminded as followers of Jesus that our only … Continue reading
Microcredit providers currently make available an estimated $50+ Billion dollars to entrepreneurial borrowers around the world. That’s twice as much money at work in microfinance as in 2006, when CBF Foundation first considered making microfinance investments available to endowment investment clients. As the dollar volume in microcredit increases so do the questions and concerns about … Continue reading
Our CBF Foundation Fellowship Heritage Society Breakfast is going to be a toe-tapping affair this year! We have invited composer, guitar playing musician, Pat Terry straight from Nashville, Tennessee to entertain during our time together at the General Assembly in Charlotte, NC. The breakfast is Friday Morning June 25 at 8:30. We will be saying thank you to CBFF President Don Durham … Continue reading
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