About Christian Financial Resources (CFR)
CFR Services
God Owns Everything. Manage Everything for God
Our Mission
At CFR, we assist independent Christian Churches and their associated ministries. We currently manage more than $850 million in total assets while serving over 7,800 investors.
Ministry Model
Building on the stewardship practices of the first-century church.
In the early church, believers shared their possessions with other believers in need. By opening a CFR investment account, you are helping to fund a ministry project. Since 1980, hundreds of ministry projects have received funding through CFR! These projects include land acquisitions, loan refinances, and/or the construction improvement of church buildings, parsonages, schools, and various other facilities operated by the congregations we serve.
Our History
Christian Financial Resources is a not-for-profit Christ-centered organization incorporated in the state of Florida on July 3, 1980 Months earlier, visionary leaders from around the state gathered in central Florida to discuss the idea of forming a ministry that would assist churches with their financial needs.
It became abundantly clear that many churches needed help—a partner of some sort—to finance land acquisitions and construction projects. These included new church worship areas, family life centers, parsonages and schools, as well as other facilities that help the body of Christ carry out the Great Commission. After the first meeting, a new ministry was born.
“Funding Ministry... Changing Lives”
From the pioneer days of the ministry to the frontiers of tomorrow, CFR’s purpose remains the same.
The CFR slogan “Funding Ministry... Changing Lives,” sums it up. CFR carries out its purpose by receiving funds through investments and contributions, and subsequently loaning those funds at affordable rates to the independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ and their associated ministries. A board of directors provides oversight for the ministry.
Our vision
Our vision is to help churches carry out their God-given calling by providing responsible funding to help ministry grow and thrive, changing lives for all of eternity.
In the early church, believers shared their possessions with other believers in need. By opening a CFR investment account, you are helping to fund a ministry project. Since 1980, hundreds of ministry projects have received funding through CFR! These projects include land acquisitions, loan refinances, and/or the construction improvement of church buildings, parsonages, schools, and various other facilities operated by the congregations we serve.
Funding Ministry... Changing Lives
Every day, local churches are healing marriages, teaching children to love and serve their neighbors, feeding the hungry, and taking the Good News to the ends of the Earth. Those churches are also baptizing new believers in facilities that were built and financed by CFR’s family of investors!
You can share in the excitement and joy of helping Christian Churches and Churches of Christ change lives by taking your first Stewardship Steps with CFR. By investing some of the assets God has entrusted to you for Kingdom purposes, you will enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping churches fulfill the Great Commission while you earn interest for your financial future.
Our Purpose
The four CFR Stewardship Steps are designed to help guide you in your journey as a manager of God’s resources. At CFR, we love helping people find creative ways to use what God has blessed them with so more people can have a relationship with Christ.
Wherever you are in your stewardship journey, we want to come alongside you. Keep reading to learn more about CFR and the impact you can have by joining with us in Funding Ministry…Changing Lives.
Stewardship Steps
The ultimate quest in our life as a steward of God’s resources is to hear these words in Heaven: