Impact stories

If You Build It, They Will Come…Right? How KMF Can Help You Grow Your Church’s Endowment Fund

“So, we have this endowment, but we aren’t getting any new gifts.” Sound familiar? Churches have created foundations and endowment funds for a variety of reasons, perhaps most commonly because some – or one – large donor leaves the church considerable resources either to start an endowment or church members decided that the best way […]

Doing His Part: Phil Martin of Clay Center Plans Family Legacy

“God, if you’ll answer this one prayer – to be blessed with a child – then I will raise that child in the church to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.” Such was the prayer of Marilyn Martin, Phil Martin’s mother. Her prayer was obviously answered – three times, actually. God did God’s part, and […]

For Everything a Season

The poetry of Ecclesiastes in Chapter 3 speaks of a shared experience in life: things come into being, serve a purpose, and then an ending happens. There is “a time to be born and a time to die” (3:2). This is the case for our human lives. This is the case for projects we work to advance. This is the case even for the life of congregations.

Faith, Family, and Forward Thinking

Phil and Carol Mattox are both natives of Georgia and attended rival high schools outside Atlanta. They met on a blind date arranged by common friends. Fast forward 54 years later, they now have two children and six grandchildren.

Taking a Next Step in Generosity

How do you take a next step to grow your generosity and your faith? For many, it comes from a vision for making a difference with the resources entrusted to us. It also takes a love of neighbor and stepping out in faith because of God’s generosity and grace. Bret and Laura Henderson and their three children are actively involved in College Avenue United Methodist Church in Manhattan, KS. In 2024, they took a next step in growing their generosity to make a difference.

Barlow-Thompson Family Speaks on How Estate Planning Impacted Them

Ashley Prescott Barlow-Thompson and Adam Barlow-Thompson both serve in ministries in the Wichita area. They are one of hundreds of families who have benefited from partnering with the Kansas Methodist Foundation to plan their estate, provide for their family, and support the charitable causes they value most.

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