Improve your building with a renovation loan
Whether you’re improving your facility to better serve your ministries or simply making it more accessible for your people, we can help by providing an affordable church renovation loan.
Accessibility loans
Make your church accessible to more people.
With the help of generous donors, we provide reduced-rate loans to communities of faith that want to make their places of worship more accessible to people with disabilities. These loans can be used to fund accessibility projects such as:
- Ramps and exterior entrances
- Elevators
- Restrooms
- Sensory packages (e.g., lighting and sound)
- Chancels
- Baptistries
- Vans
- Playground and childcare equipment
Not sure what your faith community needs? A good place to start is Disciples Access, which has Disability and Accessibility Resources for the Church, including a Church Accessibility Audit and an Accessibility in the Church document.
Green loans
Care for God's creation by “going green”
Make your place of worship more environmentally friendly with our green loans. Receive up to $150,000 USD to:
- Upgrade heating and air-conditioning systems
- Replace or repair inefficient windows
- Insulate, rewire, or weatherproof your facility
- Improve operations that contribute to a more energy-efficient building
“From a church leader perspective, any congregation that is looking at doing HVAC replacement or any other kind of remodeling that affects the carbon footprint, should get in touch with their regional DCEF advisor and really consider how the Green Loan can be utilized in the church."
Rev. Andy Beck
Hillside CC, Kansas City, MO