Impact stories

Protecting Family through an Estate Plan

While planning for a trip, Revs. Andrew and Nicole Conard discovered the opportunity to work with John Griffin, through the complementary services Foundation, and it provided the motivation needed to make their estate plan a reality.

Nedra Starkey Gives Back Through a Charitable Gift Annuity

From a young age, Nedra Starkey knew she wanted to be involved in ministry and giving back to others. As a student at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS, Starkey wanted to go to the mission field. Her senior year, she met the love of her life, James (Jim), and they quickly began planning their lives together serving Christ.

Cultivating Generosity to Change Lives

While taking a load of hay to bless fellow ranchers stricken from a massive Kansas wildfire, Lyn Saltzman said to her husband, Gene, “This is our first mission trip!” Little did they know this was the first of many mission opportunities that would become a new beginning in their lives. They had no idea how God would lead them next. They were blessed to be a blessing in ministry and mission.

Opening a Charitable Gift Annuity to Give Back

Ruth Ann and John grew up living down the street from each other in Pueblo, Colorado. In school, their alphabetical last names often resulted in them sitting next to each other. After graduation, John enlisted in the efforts of World War II, though he was never far from Ruth Ann’s thoughts...

Creating a Charitable Gift Annuity to Leave a Lasting Legacy

Tom and Phyllis Schneider both grew up in Kansas; Tom in Wichita and Phyllis in Hoisington. Tom and Phyllis met on a blind date arranged by Tom’s seminary roommate who attended church with Phyllis’s parents. With parents who grew up during the Great Depression, responsibly investing their resources became a priority.

Central Kansas Farm Couple Breaks New Ground for UM Foundation

After 55 years of harvesting wheat, corn and soybeans on their central Kansas farm, Clinton and Bonnie Russell have planted the seeds for a bounty that will benefit United Methodist churches in the state.

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