CCFS News

CCFS News provides information and updates about new or changing products, church projects and any other important information you may need. For the latest in what’s happening at CCFS, view or download the latest issue of CCFS News.

Staff Profile: David Warren

David Warren FIAA, GAICD is Insurance Strategic Projects Lead with AMP, and the Chair of CCFS. He has a background in the financial services sector and extensive history with AXA Australia across a number of key areas including actuarial, product management, and strategy roles. David originally studied Commerce at the University of Melbourne, is a graduate of the Company Director’s… Read more →

Shot of Inspiration

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11 NIV Read more →

Helpful Hints: Using CCFS Online

When a payment requires two to sign, the only option is to create a batch. After logging in, select “Transfer/Pay” from the main menu, then select the option “Batch Transactions”. Once created, the second authoriser will be able to process the batch. If a batch payment is future dated, only the 2nd authoriser will be able to input the date.… Read more →

CCFS Online Is Better Than Ever!

Users of CCFS Online are about to experience a major change in the way they interact with CCFS. For the first time since launching in 2014, CCFS is undertaking a major upgrade of CCFS Online, its internet banking platform. National Relationship Manager, Stuart Campbell says “From the outset, our online banking platform was an area that we had flagged to… Read more →

Staff Profile: Elia Coluccio

Elia is our Director of First Impressions and has worked with Churches of Christ since 2014 as our receptionist. She is passionate about her role assisting the admin team at CCVT, and building relationships with all incoming callers. Elia is a mother of 4 children and is a grandmother, and has been married for 36 years. Elia enjoys studying and… Read more →

Shot of Inspiration

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV) Read more →

Helpful Hints: Card Activation

Card activation is the first step required after receiving a new CCFS Minister’s Expense Card. Activation is required so that funds can be transferred onto the card and to enable the card to be used. To activate, simply go to the CCFS website and click on the Visa Card access button, then select Card Activation from the drop-down menu. Read more →

CCFS Online goes digital!

Good news!  CCFS Online is about to go digital.   Over the past several months the CCFS team have been working with our banking partners to redesign CCFS Online, providing a new look, making it more user-friendly and easier to use. Going digital also enables us to include enhanced security features providing greater ‘peace-of-mind’. Testing is currently underway and once… Read more →

7 Steps to Reduce Fraud

From time to time scammers attempt to take advantage of not for profits and religious organisations. We have recently become aware of an attempt to ‘hack’ into a church Officer’s email account. Known as ‘spear-phishing’ or ‘CEO scamming’ a bogus email was sent purporting to be from the church officer with the request to make a payment. The CCFS banking platform is secure… Read more →

Services available @ Westpac branches

Through our agency arrangement with Westpac CCFS clients have access to Westpac’s branch network for investing funds with CCFS. A range of other services are available via request to CCFS. These services include cash & coin counting and bank cheques. It’s important to note, as a CCFS member not all Westpac services will be automatically available to you and will… 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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