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About Us

Empowering the Church to Achieve its God-Appointed Mission

At Wesleyan Impact Partners, we are creating an ecosystem of congregations, clergy, and spiritual entrepreneurs, fueled by our impact investors, borrowers, and philanthropists. Together we are on a Spirit-led movement to empower the church to achieve its purpose – building a better world of love, grace, joy and belonging today and in the future.

Our Commitment

Growing the Church's Impact

Since our origin in 1969 from a merger of the Methodist Investment Fund and the Evangelical United Brethren Investment Fund, our work has continuously evolved to meet the needs of all those we serve. Our work has four areas of focus:

  • Offering positive returns* to investors who know their investments support ministries growing the work of the church.
  • Providing loans to churches, agencies, and nonprofits, as well as refinancing options for new construction, church expansions, and renovations, all to strengthen the church for impactful ministry.
  • Emboldening leaders through networks of learning that inspire innovation, imagination, and courage.
  • Investing in spiritual entrepreneurs through the Locke Innovative Leader Award to raise the voices of mission-driven innovators across the Wesleyan ecosystem.

Since our founding, we have made thousands of loans to churches, agencies, and nonprofits.

Our Management Team

President & CEO

Rev. Lisa Greenwood

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Chief Philanthropy Officer

Justin Gould

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Vice President of Lending

Chris Miller

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Chief Marketing Officer

Janet Mitchell

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Vice President of Loan Operations

Paula Sini

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Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

Tom Stanton

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Chief Learning and Innovation Officer

Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

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Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Financial Officer

Curtis Vick

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Our Learning and Innovation Team

Chief Learning and Innovation Officer

Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

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Director

Rev. Kathleen McShane

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Associate Director

Derrick Scott, III

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Director of Formation

Rev. Alicia Forde

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Executive Assistant

Lauren Hanks

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Our Board Members

Ruby D. Anderson

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Rev. Leroy Barber

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Rev. David S. Bell

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Roland Fernandes

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Board Chair

Dr. Maggie Jackson

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George E. Johnson, Jr.

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Rev. Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke

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Chair, Audit Committee

Wayne Moy

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Bishop Héctor A. Burgos Núñez

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Rev. Dr. Christopher Pierson

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Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle

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Rev. Dr. Owen Ross

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Vice Chair

Rev. Dr. Ron Swain

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Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking

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Cindy Thompson

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Chair, Investment and Loan Committee

Carmen F.S. Vianese

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Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Weems

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Secretary

Rev. Sara A. White

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Kay Yeager

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