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Community Fund (Anglican)

The Community Fund has a primary purpose to support parishes and its associated entities of the Anglican Church. These are the core financial support services on offer.

TRANSACTIONAL ACCOUNTS

To further support the Anglican Community, the Community Fund offers two transactional accounts.

Monthly Income Account

The Monthly Income Account is a flexible savings account, no account keeping fee which pays a regular monthly income. It can be opened with a minimum of $100 and can be added to at any time.

Features

  • Interest is calculated daily and paid at the end of each month.
  • Designed to be used as your daily transaction account, funds earn interest and can be moved via EFT, BPAY, or online transfer.
  • No entry, exit, transaction or account keeping fees, no government charges.
  • Simple, regular savings facility that also allows for direct debit deductions, while still generating interest on the balance, calculated daily.


Anglican Planned Giving Accounts

A designated low-cost way for Anglican Parishes to collect offerings automatically via direct debit and credit card. Fully administered by the Anglican Funds Management Team.

Features

  • Secure giving, that is designated to your Parish.
  • Allows for regular or one time giving.
  • may be paid into at anytime.
  • low transactional costs.
  • Parish Application

We offer full end-to-end Parish giving solutions

By arrangement, one-time and recurring payments options available via planned online giving accounts, website link & app-based giving options may also be arranged via tech partnership.

Anglican Lending

The Community Fund provides a range of Lending services to Anglican Entities across Australia.

As a valued member of the Anglican Community Fund, Parishes, Charities and Schools have access to specialised lending services.

Subject to assessment criteria, a range of lending facilities may be offered. The fund offers a range of loan facilities that are tailored according specific needs, offering loans for short term or long term, with terms differing depending on the type of security.

Unsecured Loans

We offer a range of unsecured loans to assist with smaller lending needs.

Green Loans

Thinking about installing solar panels or installing a battery for your premises, talk to us today, you may be eligible for a competitive loan to assist this project.

Adelaide Anglican Parishes via council resolution, may apply for a reduced interest loan (AFM Parish Loan Reference Rate Less 1.5%) up to a sum of $10,000 to assist towards

Solar Panel Instillation or Carbon Reduction Initiatives of the Parish. Talk to our friendly Investor Relations regarding eligibility, specific rates and the short application process on 1300 059 305.


Annual Insurance Premium Loans

The Community Fund offers a simple and convenient loan application process to assist the smoothing of cash flow when paying for the annual upfront insurance premium. Funded short term over 12-months the loan is cleared in full before the next years premium is due assisting the Parish to remain on top of its insurance obligations.

Secured Loans

As part of the Anglican Community Fund, Anglican Entities have the option of purchasing buildings, or do building renovations.

Line of Credit (Overdraft)

The Community Fund offers secured Line of Credit (Overdraft) facilities to assist with day to day cash-flow management for Anglican Schools and Anglican Agencies.


Commerical Loan (Term loans)

The Community Fund offers commercial loans to Anglican Parishes, Schools and Entities with a range of terms ranging from 5-year to 30-year terms.

Loan applications are subject to lending criteria and approval of Synod, terms and rates offered may vary and are assessed on a case by case basis.

ANGLICAN LENDING FORMS


Parish Planned Giving

Parish Planned Giving

Community Fund - Parish Planning Giving

Reduce the security requirements and logistics of handling cash and implement an electronic planned giving service. It provides parishioners with the ease of set and forget facility. Also provides parish treasurers more certainty with the preparation of budgets to sustain the financial requirements of the parish.

Help your church or organisation grow through AFM Planned Giving, a low cost way to collect offerings automatically by direct debit and credit card, which is fully administered by the friendly staff at AFM.

Benefits to your Anglican Parish

Increased giving through convenience for parishioners. Funds are available in your Monthly Income or Cheque account immediately when they are received. Provides your church with a regular, predictable cashflow. Allows for regular contributions even if church members can’t regularly attend worship. Giving can coincide with donor’s income – fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. Less administration for treasurers. Safety for those handling cash.

Benefits for your Parishioners

- No need to remember to bring cash.

- Use either a bank account or credit card.

- Know their giving continues even if you can’t regularly attend worship.

- Allows them to support the multiple parishes you have a relationship with.

- Giving can coincide with your income – fortnightly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually.

- Peace of mind in the regular funding for their church.

How to get started

The plan is fully administered by the friendly staff at AFM, and we can tailor our service to suit the needs of your church and its processes. To establish a planned giving program at your parish:

- Decide which giving program you would like supported through Parish Planned Giving

- Decide if your parish requires a custom designed brochure

- Decide if your parishioners will require Planned Giving Supporter slips to place in the offertory

- Complete the attached form and send to AFM via post or email

Once your facility is set up, the staff at AFM will then contact you to arrange for the brochures to be delivered, and you can then launch the program with your parishioners. Parishioners then fill out application forms and can either post them directly to us, or your parish treasurer may like to collect them for internal purposes and then forward them in bulk to AFM.

As completed application forms are received from your parishioners or treasurer:

- AFM staff will immediately enter the details into our systems

- Send a letter of confirmation (along with the booklet of Supporter slips if your parish has decided to use them) to the parishioner

It is that easy.

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