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It was great to see so many of our Victorian and Tasmanian churches at the 2023 Churches of Christ LIFT summit recently. CCFS appreciated the opportunity to have a stand and provide delegates with an update about another record breaking year! We are grateful for the ongoing support and investments of our member churches & congregation members who help fund… Read more →
Basso church has been part of the Bassendean community since 1913, when their original timber chapel was erected in one day. 110 years later, on Sunday 12th February, Basso held the official opening of their new auditorium. Celebrating the opening was Les Butcher (pictured), pointing to a photo of the congregation and himself as a baby in about 1940. Les… Read more →
Scott Combridge has ministered at Hewett Community Church/Gawler Church of Christ for the past 13 years. The church is still considered a pioneering congregation, partnering with the Hewett Council to manage a dedicated function and community centre. A partnership of this type wasn’t unusual. The church had previously partnered with the Hewett Council and Education Department in South Australia, establishing… Read more →
CCFS has negotiated a special group offer for Churches of Christ. Here are some of the benefits: Mobile and cabled terminals provided by NAB Free on-site instructions and demonstration Next day funds settlement Concessional pricing on terminal rental and transactions (see our website for details) No application fee No minimum term agreement No cancellation fee No church credit assessment required… Read more →
At a time of rising interest rates many churches with loans will be looking at their budgets and searching for ways to keep interest costs down. CrossCulture Point Cook completed their new church building in 2018 at a time when interest rates were declining. The development was designed to be a community asset and included an auditorium for church and… Read more →
Church Builder Interest Offset accounts are one of two different offset accounts offered by CCFS. This product is available to church congregation members who wish to provide financial assistance for their church’s building activities. How does it work? CCFS holds the investment on behalf of the investor, with the investor always retaining ownership and control over their investment, whilst “donating”… Read more →
Banks, even community banks, are profit driven. They exist to provide returns to their shareholders. CCFS is different, its missional and not-for-profit. We exist to serve churches and the broader movement. So, imagine if your church could support mission and Kingdom growth at little or no cost by switching to CCFS. And with competitive rates and no fees (other than… Read more →
CCFS has negotiated a special group offer for Churches of Christ. Here are some of the benefits: Mobile and cabled terminals provided by NAB Free on-site instructions and demonstration Next day funds settlement Concessional pricing on terminal rental and transactions (see our website for details) No application fee No minimum term agreement No cancellation fee No church credit assessment required… Read more →
Over the next six months the CCFS MEA Visa Pre-Paid program will be further upgraded. New cards are expected to be issued in July/August 2021. The cards continue to be a valuable option for Church Treasurers managing a Minister’s exempt fringe benefits The upgrade will be a positive step forward with features including: Email notifications for a low card… Read more →
Rosebud Early Learning is a new and unique mission enterprise operated by Churches of Christ Community Childcare for Mission Ltd (C4M), a company set up to partner with Church of Christ churches to build and operate child care centres for community mission. The Rosebud centre has capacity for 92 children and is expected to open in early 2021 following strong expressions of… Read more →
The accounts and investments in this advertisement are debentures products and not deposit products. Churches of Christ Financial Services is a division of Baptist Financial Services (BFS) ABN 56 002 861 789 AFSL 311062 is a Registered Charity and issuer of the debentures products. BFS (and therefore CCFS) is not prudentially supervised by APRA. Therefore, an investor in our products will not receive the benefit of the financial claims scheme or the depositor protection provisions in the Banking Act 1959. Investments in our products are intended to be a means for investors to support the charitable purposes of CCFS. We are required by law to notify investors that our products are intended only to attract investors whose primary purpose is to support our charitable purposes, are not comparable to investments with banks, finance companies or fund managers, and investors may be unable to get some or all of their money back when they expect or at all. Persons should consider whether or not the debentures are appropriate for them.
Indue Limited ABN 97 087 822 464 (registered office located in Brisbane) is the issuer of the CCFS Minister’s Expense Card Visa Prepaid Card (MEA Visa). AFS Licence No. 320 204. Churches of Christ Financial Services is a division of Baptist Financial Services Australia Limited ABN 56 002 861 789 (AFS Licence No. 311 062) and is an agent of Indue. Please refer to the Financial Services Guides. The Product Disclosure Statements and Target Market Determinations are available for the MEA Visa Prepaid Card and can be obtained on our website at https://www.ccfsaustralia.org.au. You should consider the Product Disclosure Statements and Target Market Determinations in deciding whether or not to acquire this card.
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