There are many places to invest your money. But what are you investing in? When you invest in the Mission Investment Fund, your financial resources help build, expand and strengthen Lutheran congregations and ELCA-related ministries.

MIF offers mission-focused investments for you, your family, your congregation and ELCA-related ministries.

The Church Benefits
MIF uses your investment to provide loans to ELCA congregations and ELCA-related ministries for capital building projects. Congregations use these loans to buy or build a church building, relocate, finance an accessibility project, refinance existing debt, update an aging facility, and other capital projects that support a ministry's mission. New mission congregations receive low-interest rate loans to purchase land and construct their first church buildings.

You Benefit
Your investment earns a competitive interest rate, so you can invest money for your children's education, retirement, or a rainy day. You may also fund an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) (with UMB Bank, n.a., as custodian) and transfer an established IRA to be held in an MIF MissionFirst investment.

To learn more about how MIF investors benefit the Lutheran church, view our video, "Investing in the Future of the Lutheran Church."