Inspiring stories about how your investments make a difference in Lutheran congregations across Texas.

JANUARY 2018

 St. Mark Builds a School to Match Its Community’s Need for Both High Tech and Deep Faith

Portable buildings have been a common site on American school campuses for decades. But  St. Mark Lutheran School  knew that if it were to meet the higher demands of its rapidly gentrifying community, it would need to graduate completely out of the portables that part of the school had been occupying for nearly 20 years. The question was how to build a facility that would achieve that perfect blend of high-tech classroom space and low-tech enrichment of the faith community ...

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YOUR INVESTMENTS AT WORK IN TEXAS

Pilgrim Kilgore 's new Parish Hall had a chance to shine at the Congregational Christmas Party last month. The event included lots of great fellowship, potluck food, and half a dozen board games for kids and adults. The event was a great way to kick off the Christmas season and showed just how needed this new space was!

The new Family of Faith Church and Preschool in Cypress is progressing well. They are now taking registrations for the new preschool for an April 2 start date.

LifeBridge Cypress had a great turnout last month at its Writing on the Walls event at Abba's House. The building will house a new ministry for refugees on the back of the church's property.

You came for the rate. Now stay for the ministry!

January CEF Investment Rates

Attention CEF Congregation Reps Plan to join us for the 30th Annual CEF Conference , March 2–4, 2018, in Austin. Our theme this year is “For Such a Time as This." A conference email invitation will be sent to you by mid-January.

The mission of the Texas District Church Extension Fund is to extend God’s Kingdom by boldly and responsibly assisting congregations to acquire land and buildings and by linking investors with congregations. The information available through Extension Extra is neither an offer to sell nor a request to buy any investments. This offer is made only in the  Offering Circular  which is available by contacting TexasCEF at 1-888-951-1233 or by written request to Texas CEF, 7900 East Highway 290, Austin, Texas 78724 or at TexasCEF's website:  www.TexasCEF.org

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