When individuals and congregations invest with MIF, those investments help fund loans for ELCA congregations and ministry organizations. Together, more than 11,000 investors walk alongside hundreds of ministry borrowers, helping make projects possible that strengthen communities, expand care and support long-term ministry. Learn how the Mission Investment Fund brings people, congregations and ministries together to support the work of the church across the country.

Across the country, ministries are transforming vision into places of belonging. With support from MIF investors, these faith-driven projects are creating safe, welcoming environments for worship, learning and service. Watch how hope is built—one investment at a time.

With the construction of a Memory Care Unit, Josephine Caring Community has extended its ability to serve seniors with dignity and compassion.

Utilizing MIF investments, Illinois congregation faithfully expands ministry to the community.

When a fire destroyed Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Christmas Day, the congregation made a firm decision not only to rebuild, but to expand. With an outpouring of community support and financial assistance from the Mission Investment Fund, they rebuilt their church and launched programs to strengthen their connection to the community. 

Each year, more than 4,000 campers and families come to Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp near Amery, Wisconsin, to step away from everyday distractions and make space for faith, community and connection.

The camp refinanced its Cross Fire Center with the Mission Investment Fund, helping reduce costs while continuing a long-standing relationship that supports its year-round ministry.

Securing a building loan from MIF enabled Zumbro to make its sanctuary and other church spaces more inviting to the growing community it serves and gave the congregation a role in meeting the needs of the larger church.

An MIF loan helps Saint Peter’s deliver on its gifts to the people of New York City

Generations of worshippers have identified Central Lutheran in downtown Minneapolis with its historic, neo-Gothic sanctuary. When the congregation’s members saw a need to complement that space with a modern, welcoming great room that could be home to Central’s dynamic ministry work, they found a supportive lending partner in the Mission Investment Fund.