Our Operations Team has created a Legacy Giving Plan that takes very seriously the work of good stewardship of the gifts that we receive. We are working to create a legacy book so that all who have given in the past, and those who will give in the future, can be remembered for decades to come. We wish to honor faithful giving and the intentions of the generosity of those who want to see Hedding doing the work God calls us to for many many years to come.

All of our endowments are invested and we work with a financial advisor who has been a trusted friend of the church for over 20 years. In the last few years, we have also set and acted on the intention of only investing in companies that work hard to be good to the people and the world around them by only allowing our endowments to be invested in ESG companies. ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. ESG investing refers to how companies score on these responsibility metrics and standards for potential investments. Environmental criteria gauge how a company safeguards the environment. Social criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and communities. Governance measures a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.

We believe that good stewardship of our earthly resources includes making sure that we don’t use our legacy gifts to support companies who would send more people into the kind of crisis that has them asking for help. Instead we want even our investments to be doing good in the world.