Legacy Giving Resources Available

Wills and other forms of legacy giving are essential components of estate planning – the process of managing your accumulated assets and determining what legacy you will leave through them, including your legacy of faith. The Foundation offers planning tools to help donors compose their legacy giving plans and to help churches support these efforts.

Legacy conversations can include questions that provide insights

“The most important part of all of this is honoring the call throughout the Bible to be generous with what has been given to us, and continue to consider the ways in which our resources can do great good in a hurting world.” Robyn Davis Sekula shares examples of how to have legacy conversations, regardless of age.

Help the children learn – and love – to share

In church stewardship, there is growing concern as “traditional” givers age out – they move closer to family, they enter assisted living, they reallocate their estate, or they pass away. The challenge has always been how to continually engage younger people, to connect with them and build a foundation of giving.

Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost proclaim Christ’s new aeon

“Of course there is no eighth day on our weekly calendars. Try as we might to pack in more, the week was and is seven days. But this is the point. The eighth day is time beyond chronological time. It is time beyond history.” Rev. Dr. Jennifer Lord writes in a Lectionary preview for May. 

Our Impact

$145M

Funds distributed for mission in 2025

Our Impact

$3.1B

Total assets stewarded by the Presbyterian Foundation in 2025