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12-23 Month Investment Fixed Rate Note

4.27%

APY

Reach Your Savings Goals Faster With A Great Rate! Available to Congregations & Organizations, too!

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Ministry Worker Extension Plus

2.25%

APR

Ministry Workers receive our top interest rate tier on Extension Plus demand certificate!

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Fixed Rate Jumbo

4.42%

60 Months
$100,000 minimum
APY

12-23 Month

4.27%

Fixed Rate
$500 minimum
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2+2 Note

3.00%

17-months
$2500 min
Limited Liquidity

ExtensionPlus

2.25%

Demand Note
Tiered Rate
APR
Ministry Workers receive top rate!

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Celebrating

124 Years!

Our Mission

Church Extension Fund serves as trusted and innovative stewards of financial resources by providing investment and lending products to help Lutheran ministries and church members build God’s Kingdom.

Established on June 18, 1901, by a group of industrious and faithful Michigan Lutherans, CEF has a rich history of supporting the growth and development of Lutheran ministries. By providing financial resources, both loans and investments, CEF empowers churches to expand their ministries and further The Great Commission.

HISTORY

WE SERVE

As Trusted And Innovative Stewards Of Financial Resources

By providing investment and lending products To help Lutheran ministries and church members build God’s Kingdom.

LOANS INVESTMENTS

225

BUILDING LOANS

Loans to Congregations, Schools, and Other Ministries

99.5

% OF CHURCHES

In Michigan District that have a mortgage, have it with CEF!

15612

INVESTORS

Faithfully helping to Build The Kingdom

CURRENT PROJECTS

Construction, Repairs, Purchases, & Renovations

Ministry Partner’s Feedback

God bless you and thank you for all you do. You are the hands and feet of Christ for me and for so many other congregations.

Pastor Mark Pretznow

Lamb of God, Flint

I don't know too many people who can say they look forward to meeting with the organization that holds their mortgage, but we can with CEF!

Pastor Ben Oelschlager

Good Shepherd, Lake Orion

This was probably my favorite 24-hours of a conference that I have ever been to. Everything came together perfectly... It was awesome! We were able to be the ones casting the vision of what our church body will look like in 20 years.

Rev. Matt Schuler

on CEF's Next Generation Pastors Retreat

...because of a CEF loan, we were protected financially during the COVID shutdown.

Rev. Paul Appold

Trinity, Muskegon

By the time we got to the building phase, we knew that CEF would be there for us with the financing we’d need at a reasonable rate.

Rev. Mark Brandt

St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth

You are making funds available for new congregations and established congregations to add on doing the Lord’s work.

Weldon Schwiebert

St Matthew, Westland

We would not have been able to complete this project without Church Extension Fund! Thank you for your assistance with our project.

Vickie Messinger

St. Matthew, Lexington

A Church Extension Fund loan was the best option. Not only was the structure of the loan good, but CEF was really easy to work with. Their approval process was very quick.

Rev. Curtis Garland

Immanuel, East Ida

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