“We’d be fools not to create an estate plan, in a lot of ways. It benefits our child and future children, our families, and even benefits either one of us in case something happens. WatersEdge really communicated that it’s about stewardship and taking care of the things God has given us to use for His Kingdom.”

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“Working with WatersEdge to establish my estate plan was easy and a great experience. Now I have peace of mind about my family’s financial future and the blessing of knowing my estate will further the Gospel after I’m gone.”

“I wanted to put the money where it was most needed. I know I can’t do it all, but I hope this gift will support someone with the talent of teaching people about Jesus.”

“Every day I say, ‘God let me be a blessing to somebody.’ I get so much pleasure and satisfaction and joy to give whatever I can each year.”

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“Generosity is not something we are born with; it is something you have to experience, and once you do, you see there is a need – and God provides… If you wait until you can afford to tithe or give, then it is already too late.”

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“I’ve been a tither since I was 16. When I give to an endowment through WatersEdge, I know that the income will continue to help the church or ministry I’ve chosen to support from now until Jesus comes. Endowment is a way for me to leave a legacy beyond myself so that when I’m dead and gone, I’m still giving a tithe. That’s very fulfilling to me.”

“Most people are waiting for some big reason to give. People think, ‘Well, it’s small. It doesn’t matter.’ But everything matters. If it’s a gift the Lord told you to give, then give and be obedient. You’re not going to get to those big things until you’re faithful with the small things.”

“Our tax man is a Christian and he suggested an IRA charitable rollover as a way to reduce our taxable income while helping others at the same time. We chose to give to Baptist Village Communities’ Adams Fund, which provides financial assistance to meet the day-to-day needs of dozens of senior adults with limited incomes.”

“We have three children and we wanted to make sure they were going to be taken care of and it wouldn’t be left up to somebody else. We also wanted to make sure our possessions were going to Gospel ministries. WatersEdge was very easy to work with.”

“An estate plan was the most logical and efficient means for my wife and me to honor our financial stewardship responsibility by determining and legally clarifying our intent for the distribution and utilization of our assets once our lives on this earth are completed.”

“I think having an estate plan is important because God has given us stewardship over every part of our life, and we want to honor Him and glorify Him with every aspect. This is something that everybody needs to do, whether you think it’s something that you can put off or not.”

“God has blessed us with two families: our earthly family of sons, daughters-in-law and grandkids, and a spiritual family in Christ. Our desire for the resources God has given us is to provide for the furthering of both. Let me encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity.”

“We chose WatersEdge because it was a better rate. And then also the ministry side of it — the fact that our investment was enabling WatersEdge to provide loans to other churches that needed help.”

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“We filmed a video for our new church, Bright City, that featured our partnership with WatersEdge. Pastors, make them your best friend. They are superheroes on the financial side of church work.”

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“Our experience with WatersEdge was great. It was a good conversation, because it’s more than just counting dollars and cents – you can tell that they really care about ministry and life. Creating an estate plan is a pretty simple thing to do to put things in place so that someone else doesn’t have to worry about it.”

“ Taking the loan out through WatersEdge not only saved the church quite a bit of money in interest charges, but also allowed any interest paid on the loan to be re-invested in other churches. ”

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“ Our church is young, but WatersEdge has been so incredibly helpful to help us as we move forward with a building project. I love that interest of the loan goes to further advance the kingdom of God. I’m thankful for a place that has sharp business acumen, but also recognizes the big picture of getting the Gospel to the world. ”

“ We chose WatersEdge because of high mission value — our loan interest being reinvested in churches and ministries across the nation. They left the decision up to us, and we haven’t regretted it. ”

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“WatersEdge helped us when the banks couldn’t, and they were there for us when we needed them.”

“ There was a huge difference in the approach of the banks and WatersEdge Ministry Services. The banks look at the church as a business and WatersEdge looks at the church as a ministry. ”

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“ I can’t say enough great things about their process. They were able to move as fast as we wanted to move. From my first interaction with WatersEdge until the time we closed was half the time it took just to navigate the conversation with our bank about getting a lien release! ”

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