Stories
Below are a few of the churches that Church Investors Fund has been blessed to partner together with.
We invite you to take a few minutes to read a brief story on each of them. To learn more about how you can invest and help build churches, click here.

The 200 Built a Church for The 800
Venue is a church in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada (population 95,000) that built its first 10,000 square-foot building in 2021 with the help of Church Investors

A Truly Multigenerational Church
On a September Sunday in 1997, a small group of believers gathered at Williams on the Lake Banquet Center in Medina, Ohio, with a vision

A Lighthouse to Those in Darkness
North Central Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church plant which began in 2010 under the leadership of Jason Harris. It is located in the

Why plant a church in Larchwood, IA?
My name is Mike Kurrle, and I am a Christian involved in leading a church plant in Larchwood, Iowa. Larchwood is a small community of

Investments at work in Lexington, NC!
In 1946, Union Grove Baptist Church was formed in Lexington, North Carolina with just 11 charter members. Since the beginning, the mission of UGBC has

Investments at work in Roseville, CA!
Investments at Work in Roseville, CA! Pleasant Grove Community Church is officially debt-free! This is a significant milestone as this was the original loan that

Investments at Work in Fremont, NE!
A church family has found a place to call home! Liberty Baptist Church was founded in 1977 and had been meeting in an old brick

Investments at Work in Edmonton, AB!
Investments at Work in Edmonton, AB! McKernan Baptist Church achieved a significant milestone. They paid off their loan in full this past summer! CIF partnered

Bay Park Baptist Church – Encouragement from a “Small Church”
Encouragement from a “Small Church” By: Pastor Jerry Richards At a point of more than thirty years in Church Ministry, and having begun in our

Bethany Baptist Church – Richmond, BC
It takes a village to raise a child and there should be no better village than the local church. Yet, a young family with a

Love Anaheim
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.[e] You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of

Roots Church
Stanwood, WA Church Investors Fund recently had the privilege of partnering with Roots Church to help them buy and renovate their first church building! Here

Ministry Partner Update — theWELLbuffalo
“Here at theWELLbuffalo we value 3 things in worship: the idea of community, the heart behind expression, and the deep connection we share with our

Baltimore Baptist Church
Baltimore Baptist Church started as a small church plant in 2022 already trusting that God would provide them with a permanent meeting place. Their sending

Renfrew Baptist Church
Renfrew Baptist Church is a symbol of faith, perseverance, and community. Located in the heart of Calgary, Alberta, and serving a major metropolitan community of

Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church of King, NC has been a beacon of hope for its community since 1969. With a commitment to spreading the Gospel through

Venue Church
Venue Church in Airdrie, Alberta Canada was founded in 2017. Pastor Corey Kope and his team felt called by God to start a church that

Good News Church
The journey of Good News Church in Tacoma, Washington began in June of 1997 after a wave of religious refugees from the former Soviet Union

Experience Church
Since Experience Church, led by Pastor Quincy Harriman, opened their doors to the community of Calgary, AB on September 23, 2012, they “have done everything

River Community Church
River Community Church (RCC) in Dell Rapids, SD, launched their ministry in 2006 and rented rooms from the local elementary school. After a few years,

The Father’s House
The Father’s House Christian Fellowship (TFH) began in 1980 and, over the years, has existed in many locations. These include a house, the basement of

Victor Community Church
In the summer and fall of 2008, twenty-three people from Victor, NY, left their church home at Pittsford Community Church (another NAB member) and met

Stony Creek Church
The leadership at Stony Creek Church in Utica, MI, first began praying about a larger facility in 2016, after being in their building since 2002.

Salt Creek Baptist Church
God is at work in all corners of this world. He is working in large and small churches, and He is working in city churches,

Central Baptist Church
In the early 2000s, Central Baptist Church in Edmonton, AB, experienced a season of significant growth that brought them to capacity for Sunday morning services.

theWELLbuffalo
Buffalo, New York TheWELLbuffalo is a place where God meets seeking people who are far from perfect, practicing real worship, to an absolutely real God.

McKernan Baptist Church
Edmonton, Alberta In 1951 a small group of believers began meeting for worship in the chapel of the Christian Training Institute (CTI), now known as

West Hills Community Church
Salem, Oregon West Hills Community Church is a place you can come to feel welcome among friends. A place to worship, learn, and be in

First Baptist of Smoky Lake
Smoky Lake, Alberta Smoky Lake, Alberta is a small town of 1,200 people. It is a farming community whose residents are mainly of Ukrainian descent.

Heritage Baptist Church
Yorkton, Saskatchewan Heritage Baptist Church has a relatively long history. Back in 2010 the church celebrated 100 years of God’s faithfulness here in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Grace Point Church
Lodi, California For over 65 years Grace Point Church (formerly Temple Baptist Church) has had a rich ministry presence within their community in Lodi, California.

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Jerusalen
Kitchener, Ontario A continual flow of people coming to Canada from Latin America has been occurring over the past twenty years. Imagine leaving all that

Whipple Creek Church
Vancouver, Washington Whipple Creek Church is a congregation of about 125 members located in a middle class neighborhood. We share our mile-long road with an

Grace Covenant Church
Beavercreek, Ohio A couple years ago, Grace Covenant in Beavercreek, Ohio came face to face with a dilemma. They had outgrown their facility and their

New Life Ministries
Winnipeg, Manitoba “How do I reach an inner city community that hosts a broad range of cultural groups, and is one of the lowest income

Pittsford Community Church
Pittsford, New York “Our vision is to honor God and serve the people He brings to us by making loving disciples of Jesus Christ,” is

SION Romanian Baptist
San Antonio, Texas Pastor John Gug, of the SION Romanian Baptist Church plant, felt God calling him to San Antonio, Texas, after pastoring 18 years

The Pointe Church
Fort Dodge, Iowa The early years in a church’s life are the most crucial. Not only is the church at its most vulnerable, but those

Gold Country Baptist Church
Shingle Springs, California Gold Country Baptist Church is located near the foothills of the Sierra Mountains in the rural residential area of Shingle Springs, California.

Brentview Baptist Church
Calgary, Alberta God has been moving in a special way among us here at Brentview Baptist Church and we feel so blessed to be able

Russian Baptist Church
Lino Lakes, Minnesota “We are thankful for God’s many blessings, including the financial assistance provided by CEIF. The flexibility of CEIF has been a source

Good News Romanian Baptist Church
Everett, Washington Good News Romanian Baptist Church in Everett, Washington, joined the North American Baptist Conference in July of 1993. It started as a group

Lincoln Hills Community Church
Lincoln, California Lincoln Hills Community Church is situated just north-east of Sacramento, California, in the town of Lincoln. The church is at the entrance of

Russian Ukrainian Evangelical Church
Erie, Pennsylvania Vitaly Volchansky pastors the Russian Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church of Erie, Pennsylvania which has been established since 1950. It is located in downtown

Sierra Pines Camp
Sierra Mountains of Northern California Located about 15 miles east of Lake Tahoe in God’s magnificent Sierra Mountains in Northern California, Sierra Pines Camp is

La Maison Du Potier (Potter’s House Ministries)
Montreal, Quebec Pastor Edgar A. Valenzuela gave his life to Jesus at a very young age and soon felt God calling him to serve in

Central Valley Community Church
Hartford, South Dakota Pastor Chris Gorman and his congregation at Central Valley Community Church in Hartford, South Dakota are facing some very serious temptations! In

Heartland Community Church
Medina, Ohio Pastor Terry Holley has led Heartland Community Church (HCC) since its beginnings as a church plant in the Fall of 1997. Heartland, as

First Baptist Church of Elk Grove
Elk Grove, California In 1924, First Baptist Church (FBC) of Elk Grove, California began as an extension mission of the First Baptist Church of Lodi.

Grace Family Church
Carmichael, California Grace Family Church (GFC) was organized in 2003 and is located in a suburban neighborhood of Carmichael, California. As Dasha, the secretary for