United Methodist Stewardship Foundation of Greater NJ

Growing Generosity in Response to God’s Grace

Our Mission

The United Methodist Stewardship Foundation of Greater New Jersey partners with local churches, ministry agencies, and the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference to create a culture of generosity that transforms the world.

We strive to:

  • Raise faith that manifests in increased generosity

  • Provide investments that generate a competitive return, align with United Methodist values, and make a positive impact

  • Develop and deliver resources and training to grow Stewardship & Planned Giving

Our Offerings

Investment Choices & Stewardship Resources for Ministry

Churches

Resources for your congregation & Ministry Organization to grow giving

Investments

Faith-Aligned Investing

Stewardship & Planned Giving

Growing Generosity & Legacy Giving

Transform the World

Since 1990, we have been working with ministry partners to plan and prepare for present and future fiscal needs to help congregations and the Annual Conference sustain ministries and thrive. Join us as a partner in growing the future of ministry through resources, faith-aligned investments, planned giving, and endowment building. Together we can strengthen current ministry through effective stewardship and faith-aligned investing to create a culture of GRACE-rooted generosity and contagious abundance that can transform the world.

How We Help

We are here to help your congregation or ministry increase generosity, grow planned giving and invest for competitive returns through faith-aligned choices.

Grow Giving in the Local Church

Resources to grow year-round generosity

Start a Planned Giving Program

Key steps to launch planned giving in your church

Invest for ALL Your Church Needs

Providing short to long-term investment options

Explore Alternative
Income Streams

Resources and workshops for creating additional revenue in the church

Investments

We ensure that you have plenty of choices for your investments. This means we have a financial bucket for every need!

  • Money Market Offering with current interest rates

  • Short-Term Fixed Funds

  • Returns & Time Horizon based Investment model

  • Actively managed & Index options

Resources

Sustainable Investing to bless your congregation and care for God’s world

Sustainable Investing Report 2021-2022

Jesus in his “Sermon on the Mount” calls his followers to be LIGHT and SALT-illuming, seasoning and preserving the world. When you invest through our Foundation in Wespath Institutional Investments it make a difference!

Read here about the difference faith aligned, mission based, impact investing makes. See how it also bolsters returns and performance. 

Grow your investments while making a positive difference in Greater New Jersey

Positive Social Impact Investing in New Jersey

Over $38 Million dollars has been invested in New Jersey in loans to affordable housing projects as part of Wespath’s Positive Social Impact Investing. These market rate loans have made a difference while generating strong returns.

Online portal to access accounts for those investing through the foundation

Investor Portal “Donor View”

This is a state of the art online portal that allows investors to monitor their accounts with update asset valuations. It allows for online authorizations, requests for withdrawals and deposits.