About Us

What is CSS?

Christian Stewardship Services is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to connecting faith, families and finances for maximum benefit and efficiency in estate and gift planning. We are funded by 140 Christian charities, including churches, schools, agencies of the Christian Reformed Church, universities, retirement homes, and social service organizations. 

OUR VISION:  Living Responsibly in God’s World.
Christian stewards are entrusted with wealth and resources as gifts in God’s world, and charged to manage them in His best interests.

CSS provides:

• Essential advice for Christians on Will and Estate Planning
• A wide range of effective and convenient gift distribution options to multiple charities
• Knowledgeable, reliable professional service
• Confidentiality
• The convenience of meeting in your home or office
• Regional Representatives across Canada
• Impartial, objective advice
• A team experienced in law, insurance, banking and financial planning

The cost of the initial visits and consultations is funded by partner organizations.*  More complex estate and succession situations are handled on a cost recovery basis.

*A list of these charities and non profits is available on request.

Stewardship Education

The Growing and Giving program educates and improves understanding of Biblical stewardship The programme develops resources, offers presentations and workshops, trains, and coaches church leaders and “stewardship champions”.

CSS works in partnership with Diaconal Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church which provides the major source of funding for this program. The program is available to other congregations as well.

Living Responsibly in God's World

This statement reflects that God is the owner of all things. As owner, God has all the rights. We, as God's stewards, have responsibilities. A steward is someone entrusted with another's property. Stewards are charged with the responsibility of managing it in the owner's best interest. CSS and its stakeholders encourage people, not only to believe that they have responsibilities in God's world, but also to carry them out in their daily lives.

OUR MISSION

Christian Stewardship Services, together with its supporting Christian organizations, promotes Biblical stewardship through planned giving and education.

Through practical financial counselling and education, CSS works with and on behalf of Christian organizations to encourage people to be responsible stewards, thereby helping individuals and these Christian organizations advance the Kingdom of God.