Church Loan Services Direct Lending Or Brokered Services Packaging, Presentation & Funding Where Can You Turn For Church Financing... • When your bank says  No or Not Yet to your funding request... • When you believe your church deserves a better interest rate or financing terms... • When you are looking to build or purchase a new ministry facility but don't know where to start, how much you would qualify for, or how to position yourself to attract the most favorable rates and terms... Is there anyone who can help you communicate the heart and vision God gave you for your community and at the same time prepare you and your leadership team for the tasks ahead? One Accord Strategic Growth Partners was established to stand in the gap for just such a purpose.  Our one an only mission is to stand with you, advocate and advise until your ministry is in a position to receive the resources, knowledge and relationships you need to accomplish your goals and fund your vision. Assisting ministries locate cost effective financing is part of what we do.  However, ninety percent (90%) of the value we provide is accomplished before ever meeting with a lender.  Preparation is the key to attracting low cost, ministry friendly financing.  Having personally underwritten and advocated ministry loans to senior institutional credit review committees for many years adds a dimension to our service that few can duplicate. We will help you IDENTIFY and COMMUNICATE the KEY ISSUES that willl ultimately; 1) Speed up the funding process; 2) Lower funding costs and; 3) Avoid costly miscalculations. Ministry Funding IS A MAJOR ENDEAVOR and can present itself as a complex matrix of negotiations, paperwork, processes and requirements.  Managing the roles, expectations and workflow of your senior leadership is a prerequisite if you are to minimize what can quickly become a frustrating, expensive and time consuming task. Loan Planning & Funding We follow a simple yet complete 5 step process: Step 1 - Assemble Your Information - Gaining a full understanding of your ministry, its current needs and situation is essential to the funding process.  We will quickly and confidentially help you gather and prepare the documentation that is necessary to attract the cost effective funding you will need to achieve your long-term goals, mission and vision. Step 2 - Analyze Your Information - We will analyze this information and identify existing  strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and the effect each may have on your choice of funding partners, costs and timing. Step 3 - Advise Your Leadership Team - When it comes to advising, our first obligation to you is to be upfront, forthright and honest about our findings. Managing expectations and effort are key if we are to help your ministry reach its goals in a timely and cost efficient manner.  We will help you think through options, ask tough questions and help you quantify the funding options best suited and available to you, even if those options seem difficult or distasteful. Step 4 - Advocate On Your Behalf - Once a direction is set, an option chosen, we will in written format, compile and prepare the documentation needed to attract the most qualified and cost effective financing/funding available. We will assist you in completing lender paperwork and presenting information to the funder(s) of your choice. We will then assist in the ongoing informational support, promotion and communication of your ministry's need. Step 5 - Accelerate The Funding Process - Once a funding commitment is secured, we will assist you in arranging, preparing and expediting any other items necessary to move the process forward toward ultimate funding. Preparing for a commercial loan can be a time consuming, confusing and exhausting task.  The paperwork alone can sometimes be, well... Overwhelming... We Can Help Simplify The Task... Call us Today at (614) 203-7695.   What If You Don't Qualify For A Loan Today? What if your bank says NO or NOT YET to your loan request? What steps do you take next? For those churches who may not qualify for funding today, we offer a consulting service that will work with your ministry to develop and implement a funding strategy that will ultimately position your ministry to attract cost effective, ministry friendly financing.  Call us today at (614) 203-7695 for more information about this service.