When the finance and leadership team at Sandy Springs UMC decided to take a less conservative approach to its investments, they turned to the Georgia United Methodist Foundation and Wespath Institutional Investments for help.
“We are utilizing the Foundation to invest in multiple funds with the advice and information provided by the Foundation and Wespath,” said Virginia McCahan, Sandy Springs UMC finance chair. “We have also invested in fixed-rate certificates recently due to excellent rates offered by the Foundation.”
Rev. Kate Hurst, Sandy Springs UMC Senior Pastor
Sandy Springs UMC member Dr. Kelley Dopson serves on the Church Council and the finance team. “Mathew Pinson (former Foundation President and CEO) has talked to us about how Wespath works, and we feel our money is safe. We pay lower fees for money management, have many options for types of investments, know that the investments are consistent with the beliefs of The United Methodist Church, and have better liquidity. The Foundation is our partner in being good stewards of money given for God’s work.”
Rev. Kate Hurst, Sandy Springs UMC Senior Pastor, agrees. “We are grateful to have a United Methodist institution we can trust to be good stewards of the church’s resources. In a world where transactions are increasingly impersonal, we value the care and connection that comes from the Foundation. The Foundation puts the church’s vision first and helps steward our resources in service of that vision.”
