ORTHODOX CHURCH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND

Do you ever wish the Orthodox Church could be its own lender rather than relying on for-profit banks? This was a question asked for many years at Diocesan Council meetings. We now have a non-profit entity, blessed by Archbishop Benjamin and incorporated separately from the Diocese of the West, to create this new approach to Church financing within and beyond our Diocese. 

On May 8th, the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Church Capital Improvement Fund (OCCIF) met at St. Spiridon Cathedral in Seattle Washington, to finalize the plans for their first direct mailing campaign, developed to grow the lending base of this new and vital program. The campaign is set to be distributed in late June.

The campaign mailer will include program information, how you can give to this effort along with a letter of support from Archbishop Benjamin. Keep an eye out for the envelope containing the logos of both the Diocese of the West and OCCIF. Open the letter, read through the enclosures and ask yourself how you and your parish can contribute to get our new loan program off and running. 

You can contact OCCIF at 212 W. Pine Street, Suite 1, Lodi, CA. 95240.