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Recent market activity has reminded us that volatility is not an exception—it is a normal part of long-term investing. Interest rate uncertainty, inflation pressures, and global dynamics continue to create short-term fluctuations across both equity and fixed income markets. While these movements can feel unsettling, they also reinforce the importance of a disciplined, long-term approach. […]

Thursday, May 14 | 10:00 AM | 60 minutes As churches and ministry organizations continue to navigate staffing, compliance, and financial stewardship, many are considering whether outsourced financial services might be part of a faithful and effective approach. In this 60-minute webinar, Steve Williams of Cintak will help frame the conversation by exploring key considerations

Bethel United Methodist Church is a small membership church located just west of Tallahassee, Florida. Bethel prides itself as a small church with a big heart, with the motto “Seeking the Life in Grace as the Way of Life”. Bethel traces its beginning to a brush arbor meeting, held on the banks of a nearby

While traveling with my family over Spring Break, we made a stop in Mystic, Connecticut—home of the well-known Mystic Pizza. Like many popular destinations, parking was tight. After circling for a bit, I turned into the lot of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church simply to turn around. That’s when I noticed the sign. Instead of the

The Florida United Methodist Foundation is excited to recognize Tinsley Creative as our Partner of the Month. As the Foundation’s brand manager, Tinsley Creative has been instrumental in helping us communicate our mission with clarity, creativity, and purpose. Specializing in strategic marketing, branding, and storytelling, their team brings a thoughtful approach to helping mission-driven organizations

The Florida United Methodist Foundation has funds available to support strategic lending that strengthens and sustains ministry. Through thoughtfully structured loans, the Foundation partners with churches and related ministries to help bridge timing gaps, advance mission-critical projects, and support long-term vitality. Strategic lending is not simply about financing a project—it is about aligning resources with

Applications for the 2026 Sinclair Scholarship are due this Sunday, March 15. This life-changing award supports first-year college students who are deeply rooted in their faith, actively engaged in their church and community, and committed to their education and future calling. Our most recent Sinclair Scholars include aspiring teachers, engineers, journalists, and ministry leaders who

Lent invites us to slow down. It is a season of reflection, recalibration, and renewed focus—a time when the Church is reminded that faithfulness is shaped not in moments of urgency, but through intentional, practiced devotion. As we move through March, that same invitation applies to how we think about stewardship. By now, ministry plans

Leaders from United Methodist foundations across the Southeastern Jurisdiction gathered February 23–25 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for a time marked by thoughtful learning, collaborative visioning, and renewed confidence in the shared calling of Methodist foundations to support faithful, forward-looking ministry. Set along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the gathering offered both space and pace—room to

As we begin the first quarter of the year, we are grateful for the continued growth in the number of investment accounts entrusted to the Florida United Methodist Foundation. More churches are choosing the Foundation and our investment advisor, CapTrust, to walk alongside them as faithful stewards of resources set aside for ministry—today and for