The Central Finance Board
of the Methodist Church
These Boots are made for Walking
Rev Dr Barbara Glasson, the President elect of the Methodist Conference, has been walking 121 miles to Conference.
Deposit Fund
* A.E.R. as at 24 August 2019
A higher interest cash fund designed specifically for Methodist churches and charities.
Our Mission
Our mission, alongside the Church, is to seek practical solutions which combine Christian ethics and investment returns. We therefore aim...
- to provide a high quality investment service seeking above average returns
- to follow a discipline in which the ethical dimension is an integral part of all investment decisions
- to construct investment portfolios consistent with the moral stance and teachings of the Christian faith
- to encourage strategic thinking on the ethics of investment
- to be a Christian witness in the investment community
News
Shell investor announcement
A good step along the way to a lower carbon world, but companies should go further ... Read more →
The Charles Jacob Memorial Lecture
Read the 2018 Charles Jacob Memorial Lecture - "Christian Investing Amidst a Changing Climate" delivered by Stephen Beer ... Read more →
Ethics
Stewardship Code
Our 2019 Stewardship Code Statement is now available. Our Statement continues to be rated Tier 1. In future the Code is expected to place more emphasis on environmental, social, and governance considerations.
... Continue reading →Corporate governance
In association with other Church Investors Group members we revised our voting template in time for the 2019 voting season. The standards we expect on remuneration and boardroom gender diversity remain high and we made some small adjustments this year. We extended the boardroom diversity requirement beyond the UK where possible and we added an element on tax transparency.
... Continue reading →Epworth Investment Management
Our sister organisation Epworth Investment Management provides our investment services to non-Methodist churches and charities.