Tools & Resources | The Church Foundation

In our effort to equip churches and organizations in the Diocese of Pennsylvania to face any challenges which may arise, we often share tools and resources that we find helpful -- including these below:

End-of-Life Planning

End-of-Life Booklet

“I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall not die.”

-John 11:25

Your estate and end-of-life plans should reflect your values.

Planning for the future is essential if you want control of what happens to your family and loved ones after you're gone. Appointing guardians for your children and dependents, appointing executors and trustees, and determining how you would like your earthly possessions distributed will afford peace of mind and relieve your loved ones from having to burden those decisions.

Beginning the process of planning for your end-of-life can be daunting, but we are here to help; See our easy and printable End-of-Life Planning Booklet, and start ensuring the future of your estate today.

Endowment Essentials and Legacy Planning Workshops presented by TCF

At The Church Foundation, we offer workshops to help parishioners understand the importance of Legacy Giving and the types of gifts to consider. We also offer workshops on Endowment Essentials, what an Endowment is, and how it helps the church. Click below to see our Endowment Essentials Workshop, or contact us to schedule one today!

Endowment Essentials Workshop

Full:

End-of-Life Booklet (2023)

Sections:

Establishing a Medical Directive

Planning Funeral Services

Estate Planning

Planned Giving

As with our family, we care deeply for our church and diocesan family and want to ensure that both will continue to flourish and grow long after we are gone.

Planned Giving

Planned giving provides a way for us to do just that. The term planned giving encompasses various ways that financial gifts can be given from existing resources as part of an individual or family's financial or estate planning. Planned giving programs offer the ability for a donor to provide for family members while at the same time remembering their church and diocesan family after they are gone. It is a statement of belief and demonstrates a commitment that stretches beyond our lifetime to benefit future generations.

Learn more about Planned Giving.

Download our "Why Planned Giving" Flyer to learn more about types of Planned Giving.

Click here for a downloadable flyer: Why Planned Giving?

Gifts of Stock

Many people have discovered that their charitable giving can be enhanced by making gifts of stock. The process is easy, and offers benefits to both the donor and the recipient.

The Church Foundation has a brokerage account that provides a vehicle for donating gifts of stock to the Diocese of Pennsylvania, The Church Foundation, or any of the parishes, schools and other institutions within the Diocese of Pennsylvania.

Learn more about Gifts of Stock.

Notary Services

The Church Foundation offers free notary services to any Episcopal parish or organization in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, whether you have an account with us or not. Call us at 215-621-8310 or email us for more information.

Please Note: Notaries are prohibited from engaging in false or deceptive advertising, and, unless licensed to practice law, from preparing or offering to prepare legal documents, providing legal advice, or from using the terms notario or notario publico to describe themselves. Notaries who are not attorneys must include in any advertising an express disclaimer that they are not authorized to practice law, provide legal advice, or draft legal documents.

Business Methods

Episcopal Church Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs

Faith-Based Response

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Online Giving and Faith-Based Response to COVID-19

T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price Investment Management

The Church Insurance Companies

The Church Insurance Companies (CIC) provides churches, dioceses, and institutions with multiple coverages for protecting people and property throughout the Episcopal Church. CIC has developed a property & casualty and liability and master policy insurance program for the parishes and other entities in the Diocese of Pennsylvania.