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Inaugural Recipient of the Ben & Martha Simmons Scholarship Named

The Florida United Methodist Foundation is pleased to announce the first recipient of the Ben & Martha Simmons Scholarship in its inaugural year. The Ben & Martha Simmons Scholarship Fund was created to support the education of seminary students seeking ordination within The Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.  Through The Florida United […]

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Market conditions remain uncertain as Fed continues to counter inflation

Andy Craske, the foundation’s vice president of loans and investments, shares valuable insights into the 2023 market thus far. The information should be useful to churches with FUMF Funds accounts — the Foundation’s investment funds for churches and related agencies — or anyone looking to know the state of the market right now. How did

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2023 Sinclair Scholarship

Foundation awards six students the Sinclair Scholarship

The Florida United Methodist Foundation is proud to announce the 2023 Sinclair Scholarship recipients. Established by Aleen and Carson Sinclair, longtime members of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, the Sinclair Scholarship supports the spiritual and academic development of college-bound first-year students. Each year, the Foundation’s board members on the Scholarships and Grants Committee

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Hope Care Day

Partner agency works to alleviate homelessness and poverty in Osceola County

Despite increases in living costs, particularly housing, Florida continues to attract new residents. Some come with employment in hand, some with the promise of jobs, others with little more than hopes and dreams. In consequence, exponential growth comes with exponential need. To that end, the Osceola county nonprofit Hope Partnership has seen unprecedented demand for

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Travel expenses are leading category of consumer spending

First quarter market data is in — what we can learn from it

Andy Craske, the foundation’s vice president of loans and investments, shares valuable insights into the 2023 market thus far. The information should be useful to FUMF Funds account holders, or anyone looking to know the state of the market right now. The economy’s forward path has become even more complicated with recent high-profile but isolated

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Workshop helps clergy couple iron out details before an active retirement

Gary and Sherry Eldred are a clergy couple who have been in ministry since graduating from college. Gary works as an ordained minister, most recently at Christ United Methodist Church in Leesburg, while Sherry worked as a high school teacher alongside her involvement in the church. “He is the pastor,” said Sherry, “Although, to be

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Leveraging the power of compound interest with church endowments

Over the course of fifteen years, an endowment with initial balance of $50,000 could generate an additional $88,000 in funding for ministry.* First United Methodist Church of Dade City recognizes this kind of potential. That’s why they established the My Legacy Endowment Fund, in partnership with the Florida United Methodist Foundation, to make gifts to

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