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Easter 2020 Holidays

Easter this year will be observed on Friday 10th April and Monday 13th April. The CCFS office will be closed on these days and there will be no payment processing over this period. Please ensure payments to non-CCFS account holders are processed early. As a guide, all payments to non-CCFS accounts should be entered and approved by 3.00pm (AEDT). Where an account requires… Read more →

CCFS Offers Support to Borrowers Experiencing Hardship Due to Coronavirus

The increasing threat of the Coronavirus to the Australian society and in particular the economic impact has prompted the CCFS Executive Team and Board to consider how best to respond to the rapidly changing environment and the impact this may have on our customers. CCFS has been working with its banking partners to ensure we have taken the necessary steps… Read more →

CCFS Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

The increasing threat of Coronavirus to the Australian society and in particular the economic impact has prompted the CCFS Executive Team and Board to consider how best to respond to the rapidly changing environment and the impact this may have on our customers. CCFS has been in regular contact with its banking partners to ensure they have taken the necessary… Read more →

WA Key Investor’s Lunch

Key supporters and investors of the WA Building Extension Mutual Fund gathered together for lunch to recognise the significant contribution made by each one towards the vision and mission Churches of Christ in WA. The lunch also provided a valuable opportunity to introduce these investors to CCFS team members Joel Plotnek (MD), Stuart Campbell (NRM) and Greg McLean (Insurance Manager)… Read more →

CCFS Phone System Upgrades

Following the feedback provided via the recent Customer Insights Survey, CCFS have considered options available to improve our responsiveness to inbound phone calls. As a result, the CCVT/CCFS offices will be reconfigured to place the team in closer proximity to one another. This will also provide greater privacy for the CCFS team and the important data we manage. Secondly, the… Read more →

Welcome Meera

Meera may be familiar to some of you through her role as a Project Officer with CCVT. She has been doing that role for approximately 2 years and has recently joined the CCFS team in part time capacity as our Customer Service Advisor. Meera has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Management & Finance) from the University of Melbourne then spent… Read more →

Shot of Inspiration

Matt 6:34 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (NIV) Read more →

Valuable Learnings from the 2019 Customer Insights Survey

Thanks to all those churches who participated in the first CCFS Customer Insights Survey. Your feedback will become an important reference point as we continue to improve and develop what we do.   Overview of Results:   .  The survey was limited to Victorian and Tasmanian affiliates and here is a summary of the key aspects of the survey: 65% of… Read more →

2019 Christmas & New Year Holiday Period

The CCFS offices will be closed over the Christmas and New Year’s break. The offices and switchboard will close at midday on December 24, 2019, and re-open on January 2, 2020. During this time, CCFS Online will be available for electronic payments on business days. No transaction processing or email/phone assistance will be available on the national public holidays. Churches wanting… Read more →

Upgrade to CCFS Online – Batches

We would like to thank the many churches who provided feedback in our recent Customer Insights Survey. As a result of this feedback we have initiated several upgrades to our CCFS Online batch processing functionality. The first of these upgrades was implemented on Monday 4th November 2019 and relates to batches processed via Cemtex. Cemtex files may include payroll files… Read more →