Mission Investment Fund

MIF provides consulting services to congregations, synods, individuals
and ELCA-related ministries.

Oregon Synod's MIF's area representative , Margie Fiedler, Based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, can be reached at 208.664.7973 or margie.fiedler@elca.org. She
can help you learn more about MIF loans and investments. Services are provided free of charge.

Through the Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA congregations and their members, synods and ELCA-related ministries may invest their funds in the growth of the Lutheran church and earn interest on their investments.

With the funds entrusted to it, MIF makes loans to ELCA mission congregations for purchases of land and construction of initial church buildings, and to established ELCA congregations for expansion, renovation, and relocation projects, refinancing of existing debt, and land purchases. Loans for capital building projects are also available to ELCA-related ministries such as seminaries, outdoor ministries, and social ministry organizations.

The Oregon Synod MIF's building consultant, Phil Roe, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, can be reached at 651.649.0454, ext. 225 or philip.roe@elca.org. He specializes in church planning and construction. He can guide your ministry through the building process, help you maximize resources, provide information about MIF loan options, and advise on how facilities can more effectively support your mission and ministry goals. MIF staff architects assist congregations that are considering building or renovation programs with site planning, cost estimating and initial schematic designs.