Estate Donations that Don’t Get Made By Malcolm Burrows • January 12, 2023 Charitable bequests that never get made – but could have with under different circumstances – are surprisingly common.  Click here to read the full article

It’s been said that a person’s level of commitment to God can be discovered by looking at two things: their calendar, and their checkbook. Of course, most of us don’t write checks any more – but the point is still true: How we use our money is a strong indication

The daughter of an elderly couple called CSS to see if we could provide her with some advice on her new responsibilities of being her parent’s Power of Attorney. Linda indicated that both her parents were declining in health, and didn’t want to deal with all the financial issues any

We received a call from an elderly couple who were interested in the preparation of a Will. The consultant made arrangements to meet with them late in the morning on the following Wednesday. Upon arrival, the couple introduced themselves as George and Mary. After some small talk about their family,

It was already a busy day, but the caller was insistent that I pop by for a quick visit to pick up a donation cheque. I had little time between a client visit and an internal meeting with my boss but I agreed with the caveat that I couldn’t stay

I recently had the pleasure of doing a site visit for a Christian School in British Columbia that was looking to refinance their mortgage. Like many locally run Christian schools they grew from small and humble beginnings as the families organized to open a school that supported their Christian values. As I learned more about the school, heard their stories of faithfulness to their mission I was truly impressed and encouraged by the work they are doing and for the vision they had cast for the future of their school.

Born into ambitious immigrant families and raised in the CRC church, both Ralph and Margaret Terpstra are no strangers to hard work and giving back to Kingdom causes. After immigrating to Canada, Ralph left school early to help support the family and often his Saturdays and evenings were filled working with his father doing landscaping and other home improvements to earn extra income.

The Poelman family endured this terrible experience when their daughter Kyndra ReAnn Poelman passed away at the age of 22 years old in a car accident. In memory of their daughter, the Poelmans created a foundation through Christian Stewardship Services called Kyndra’s Foundation of Love.