Tuesday 12 January 2016

The Ins And Outs Of Church Loans

By Ann Stone


Opening up a ministry takes a lot of work but if one would want to do it, then the first step would be to of course open up a church. Of course the biggest obstacle to doing so would be to find the funds to secure this endeavor. Now if one would want to push through with this but is short on cash, then what he can do is take up church loans.

Of course if one would want to take up this kind of loan, then he would have to go to the financial institutions that would offer this to him. Now although this is a loan that would fund a spiritual conviction, there are still processes that one would have to go through like he would have to go through to get a regular loan. Now the first step would be first for the institution to approve the loan request made by the borrower.

First of all, the institution would first most likely take a look at the history of the applicant whether he actually has experience in ministry management. The reason as to why the financial institute must take a look at this is because they would want to preserve the integrity of a ministry by screening the applicant. They do not want to lend money to an applicant that would just want to create a ministry for the sake of profit.

Now the very next thing that one has to look at would be the amount that the borrower would want to avail of. Now like in the banks, there would actually be a cap as to how much one can get depending on his history. The institution will also make sure that the borrower would have some monthly income so that he can pay the lender back.

Now for some cases, the institution would look at the stable revenue of the borrower but sometimes the institution would allow payment based on the monthly revenue of the church. Of course if the minister can actually convince the lender that the church can generate income, then the lender may most likely approve. This kind of loan would actually not be too strict with regard to requirements.

Now since this is a loan with a spiritual type of conviction, then it is expected that the interest rates would actually be lower than usual. Now with these kinds of debts, there are actually a lot of conditions that would come with it like penalties or even termination fees. So before one would take up this kind of loan, he has to make sure that he reads the fine print so that he will know exactly how he must go about.

Now when all the details are sorted out, then the last step is to talk about the payment terms. Now there would actually be a lot of negotiations between parties. Of course the core agreements would be the basis for future agreements.

So for those who are taking up this kind of loan, here are the things to remember. Now these loans are better than regular bank loans because lenders often share the same vision as the borrowers. At least with this, agreements are easier.




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