Providing low-cost loans to churches

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Investment and Loan Program, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation of The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that was created to provide low-cost loans to churches, governing bodies and related entities of the denomination for capital projects. The funds for these loans come from Presbyterian investors who purchase interest-bearing term notes from the Program. Investors earn interest on their funds. Borrowers can reduce the cost of their loans. Everyone wins! For details on the loans or investments, please click the appropriate button on the right side of this page.

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Elmwood United Presbyterian Church Extends the Reach of Jesus Christ Through Its Three Locations in New Jersey

by The Reverend Robert Burkins

East Orange campus. Photo courtesy of Elmwood United Presbyterian Church,East Orange, N.J.

When I came to Elmwood United Presbyterian Church in 1987, I wasn’t quite sure what the future held, but if you had told me that twenty-two years later I would be the pastor of one church that had three locations in three different cities yet all within a few miles of one another, I’m not sure I would have believed you. Sometimes I still find it hard to fathom but, as they say, the Lord moves in mysterious ways.

Our original church in East Orange, New Jersey, is our largest and most comprehensive campus. Our second location, in West Orange, New Jersey, known as Elmwood West @ St. Cloud, grew out of a bible study fellowship and is about five miles from our East Orange campus. And finally, our third location is known as Elmwood Central in Newark, New Jersey, and resulted from the 2007 merger of the former Central Presbyterian Church of Newark with Elmwood United. [Read more]

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