Texas Methodist Foundation

A young man walked into Restoration House, a ministry that began at Bryson City UMC in Bryson City, NC, with no job — just hope for one — and asked for $200 to help with rent.

A couple of months later, he came back. Not for more help, but to donate $250 to others, because he'd been helped when he needed it most.

That's the kind of quiet, compounding impact small churches are making possible in communities across the country.

Read more stories like this in our new report on Flourishing Small Churches:

https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/flourishing-small-churches

Investors in Texas Methodist Foundation Impact Certificates express a faith and generosity that help more people experience God’s love in tangible and transformative ways.

With as little as $1,000, you can:
Align your investments with your values
Fund loans to churches and nonprofit ministries, transforming neighborhoods
Invest as an act of discipleship and support what God is doing in the world

Texas Methodist Foundation is a nonprofit that invests all its revenue back into the church’s mission through gift planning expertise and resources, leadership cohorts, and grants, creating a cycle of generosity.

If you’ve been considering an investment that makes a difference for the church and the communities it serves, now is a wonderful time to take that step.

The rate for clergy honors pastoral leaders' invaluable service to their churches and communities. Active and retired clergy (deacon, elder, diaconal, or local) receive an additional 0.50% interest above rates to individual investors. This rate applies to all new and renewed investments in fixed-rate accounts made by clergy with their primary residence in Texas or New Mexico.

Click here to learn more: https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/investments/impact-certificates

*Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Rates subject to change. The Texas Methodist Foundation's securities are unsecured debt securities subject to terms, conditions and risks described in our Information Statement and O­ffering Circular, including risk of possible loss of the amount invested. Payment is dependent on Texas Methodist Foundation's financial condition at the time payment is due.This is not an offer to sell you our securities and we are not soliciting you to buy our securities. The offering is made solely by the Offering Circular and only in states where authorized. Before investing, you should read our Offering Circular at texasmethodistfoundation.org. Not FDIC or SIPC insured. Not a bank deposit. Not guaranteed by any denomination. Rates effective as of 05/01/26 and are subject to change. APY = Annual Percentage Yield. Interest yield assumes that the investor elects to have all interest accrued and compounded and not to receive payments of interest. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for 1 Year Fixed Term Impact Certificate for churches and individuals = 3.75%. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for 1 Year Fixed Term Impact Certificate for clergy = 4.25%. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for 5 Year Fixed Term Impact Certificate for churches and individuals = 4.45%. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for 5 Year Fixed Term Impact Certificate for clergy = 4.95%.

Some ministry looks like a beautiful, real presence in painful places — and that's exactly what's found at In His Hands Food Pantry. More than 400 individuals a month receive nutritious food and something deeper: prayer, encouragement, and dignity. This is faithful presence in the Rio Grande Valley, plain and simple.

As a 2026 grant recipient and partner in ministry, this ministry reminds us that lasting change starts with relationships, not just services.

Learn more: https://www.edinburgfumc.org/utrgv-community-garden

Learn more about our Partners in Ministry: https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/grants/partners-in-ministry

Make a gift and receive income for life! A charitable gift annuity supports the church or charity you care about and creates dependable, lifetime income for you in return.

https://texasmethodistfoundation.planmygift.org/charitable-gift-annuities

What if being unfinished isn’t a problem for the church—but part of its calling?

The Holy Spirit is never done with us. And the work before us—building bridges, healing fractures, pursuing justice, creating belonging—isn’t finished either.

The Unfinished Church with Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer explores what it means to be a church still becoming: confronting injustice, repairing what has been broken, building bridges across difference, and discovering how the Spirit may still be calling us forward.

The church is unfinished. And that’s exactly where the possibility begins.

Listen to the trailer: https://the-unfinished-church.captivate.fm/listen

Then join us for what comes next.

Our grantmaking seeks to multiply ministry — and GROW North Texas shows what that multiplication can look like. Rooted in faithful presence, GROW is expanding access to fresh food, supporting local growers, and building a more equitable food system for North Texas families, one relationship at a time.

As a 2026 grant recipient and partner in ministry, GROW is helping create change that lasts for generations. Learn more: http://grownorthtexas.org/

Learn more about our Partners in Ministry: https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/grants/partners-in-ministry

What does it look like to be the hands and feet of Christ healing the world? For Frontera Healthcare Network, it looks like presence — bringing medical, behavioral health, and school-based services to rural families across six Central Texas counties. Frontera is a faithful local leader transforming lives so its community flourishes.

As a 2026 grant recipient and partner in ministry, Frontera reflects the generosity of donors who help TMF strengthen ministries whose impact reaches far beyond a single program.

Learn more: http://www.fronterahcn.org/

Learn more about our Partners in Ministry: https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/grants/partners-in-ministry

When something works, it's tempting to preserve it.

Our Learning and Innovation team spent nearly a year adapting Courageous Congregations Collaborate for its first bilingual cohort — not just translating materials, but reimagining the experience for four San Antonio-area congregations.

Faithfulness sometimes means changing the method to protect the mission.

Courageous Congregations Collaborate (C3) is a Learning & Innovation initiative of Texas Methodist Foundation and Wesleyan Impact Partners. Thanks to a new Lilly Endowment scaling grant, C3 is expanding its work over the next five years, including new bilingual and BIPOC cohorts to help congregations practice discernment, adaptive leadership, and faithful engagement with their neighborhoods.

Learn more: courageouscongregationscollaborate.org

Transformational ministry isn't measured only by services provided — it's measured by relationships nurtured. For generations, Bethel A.M.E. Church in San Antonio, TX, has embodied that truth on San Antonio's East Side, meeting needs through food assistance, shelter, mentoring, and technology education, with affordable senior housing ahead.

As a 2026 grant recipient and partner in ministry, Bethel offers trusted, community-rooted leadership, and TMF is proud to support them.

Learn more: http://bethelsatx.org/

Learn more about our Partners in Ministry: https://texasmethodistfoundation.org/grants/partners-in-ministry