Thursday, January 7, 2016

Church Loans And What They Are

By Ann Stone


Whenever someone wants to open up a ministry, he would need to first build a church for all his followers to go to and share their ideals in Christ. Now the only hurdle here would be financing this endeavor. If one is short on money, then the best option that he would have would be to avail of church loans.

Now there are a lot of financial institutions that would share the same missions as future ministers which is why they give special loans to those who want to build churches. Of course just like any other loan, one would first have to go through the process of applying for it like he would do in a bank. This means that the financial institution would first have to go through it and evaluate it before the institution can approve it or not.

Now first off, the institutions would usually look at the credit rating of the applicant as well as his background as to whether he actually has ministry management experience. Now the reason as to why the institution has to check the background of the borrower is because they have to make sure the borrower is not a fake. A lot of people actually want to put up a ministry for their own selfish gain and most of these people have no experience in ministry work.

Of course the next step would be to check the amount as to how much one can get from the institution. Like in the banks wherein there would actually be a limit to how much one can get, institutions also need to do this too. This is to make sure that the lender is kept safe from those who do not pay their debts.

Now in a few cases, the institution would also look at the capacity of income that would come from the church. Now if the future minister can garner a fixed monthly income from his endeavor, then this will most likely increase his chances of getting a good loan. The good thing about these kinds of debts is that because it is for a spiritual conviction, the institutions are not as stringent.

Now it is also expected that the interest rates would also be lower as compared to a regular bank loan. Of course with this kind of low interest rates, there would be conditions that would be stipulated. So if one would want to take up this kind of loan, he has to read the details properly.

After all the technicalities are done, the last thing to do would be to talk about terms. There would be negotiation of terms of payment between the two parties. All agreements will be based on the initial agreement of the two parties.

Basically, those are some things to know about this kind of loan. If one would want to start a ministry, it is best to get funds from someone who shares the same dream. This way, the two parties can reach a better agreement.




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