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.