Faithful Investing

“Faithful Investing provides thoughtful insights and practical guidance from experts who daily navigate the multifaceted labyrinth of faith-based investing. The variety of approaches will assure congregations, organizations, and individuals at all levels of expertise and understanding that there are ways to synergize their resources and their heart-felt desires as followers of Jesus in ways that witness to the local, national, and global communities of which we are a part.”—Marcia Shetler, Executive Director/CEO, Ecumenical Stewardship Center

“This volume brings together essential information and important insights from across the ecumenical community that individuals and institutions in the Church can use as they seek to act consistently with their faith commitments in making decisions about financial assets and investments.”—Bill McKeown, member, Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Theology of Money

“Not so long ago, the idea that there could be a spirituality of investment strategy would have seemed a contradiction in terms to many. Though this useful book is not a history of that evolution, it is a tool that faith communities can use to find their place as part of it.”—Barbara Crafton, author

“While some people of faith may still consider investment the realm of worldly practices that keep us from God, Faithful Investing breaks open the possibility that God’s work in our lives and in the world require us to engage with money in new ways. Investing faithfully is a matter of discipleship. Faithful Investing is an important new resource to help us discern how each of us and our communities might use our investments to live into our calling.”—Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding, rector of the Church of the Nativity in San Rafael, Calif., and senior director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability at Ceres

“Faithful Investing provides a wealth of information, resources and context on the evolving opportunities that faith-based organizations have to invest in ways that more closely align with their respective missions and values. I highly recommend it for stewards of capital looking to navigate this important but sometimes complex path.” —Meredith Jenkins, Chief Investment Officer, Trinity Church Wall Street

Author Biographies

James W. Murphy, Certified Fund Raising Executive, is Managing Program Director at the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF). He actively collaborates ecumenically, working with congregations, dioceses, and other Episcopal organizations to grow their endowments, develop planned giving programs, and enhance philanthropic efforts. He holds a Master’s in Christian Spirituality from General Theological Seminary and a Bachelor’s from NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and the Philanthropic Planning Group of Greater New York (PPGGNY). He resides in New Jersey.

Donald V. Romanik has served as President of the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) since 2005. Previously, he practiced law in both government and private sectors and has been involved in civic, charitable, and religious organizations. A strong advocate for the ministry of all the baptized, Donald frequently writes and speaks on leadership and resource development for Episcopal organizations, focusing on new models of lay-clergy partnerships and effective leadership teams to empower future leaders for a changing church. He lives in New York.

Greg Rousos is president of New Covenant Trust Company and executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Presbyterian Foundation.

Katie McCloskey is the director of social responsibility for United Church Funds, which invests on behalf of United Church of Christ churches and institutions. She has convened the Jubilee Assembly, an interfaith group of investors seeking impact investing opportunities. She lives in New York, New York.

Byrd Bonner is a former president of the UMC Foundation and a licensed Texas attorney in private practice focusing on family law and child protection. He served as the president/CEO of the United Methodist Church Foundation from 2000 to 2017. Byrd was vice chair of the board of directors for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, and chaired its investment and development committees. He remains an individual member of the Socially Responsible Investment Coalition and chairs the board of his local United Methodist congregation’s foundation in San Antonio, Texas.

Carsten W. Sierck, JD, is program director for endowment management, planned giving, and donor solutions at the Episcopal Church Foundation. She advises churches, dioceses, schools, and church-related organizations on structuring, managing, utilizing, and growing their endowments.

The Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI, is responsible for the Faith Consistent Investing program for the Oblate Investment Pastoral Trust. He represents the Missionary Oblates (OMI) at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, where he serves as the board chair. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Sister Patricia Daly, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, New Jersey, with over forty years of experience in corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing. After nearly twenty-four years, Pat concluded her tenure as executive director of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, an organization comprising forty Roman Catholic Dioceses and Congregations of Women and Men primarily in the New York metropolitan area. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Mark A. Regier is vice president of Stewardship Investing at Mennonite Foundation and Everence Financial, and has been involved in ethical and socially responsible investing at Everence for over twenty years.

Tim Brennan has served as treasurer and chief financial officer of the Unitarian Universalist Association since June 2006. Prior to this role, Tim spent seven years with Ceres, a national network of institutional investors focused on advancing corporate environmental responsibility. As senior director of development and communications, he collaborated with major environmental organizations, religious investors, the SRI community, and large pension funds on issues including climate change and corporate sustainability disclosure.

Bobbi Hannigan served as treasury manager at Catholic Extension, overseeing portfolios exceeding $250 million. She has been at the forefront of monitoring investment managers’ compliance with the Roman Catholic Church’s socially responsible investing guidelines. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Aimee Moiso is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Rev. William Somplatsky-Jarman was the primary staff member for the Presbyterian Church (USA) faith-based investment committee for thirty-two years. During this time, he coordinated hundreds of corporate dialogues, addressed numerous stockholder meetings, and authored articles on a variety of socially responsible investment topics. He lives in Washington, Utah.

Joseph M. Kinard is chair of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI), established in 1971 to advance the church’s mission through its entrusted financial resources (approximately $10 billion). He lives in Rockville Center, New York.

Lisa Hinds is a senior vice president and nonprofit practice leader for a global alternative asset manager. She brings over twenty-five years of experience in client portfolio management, institutional securities trading, and investment banking. She currently serves as vice chair of the board and chair of the investment committee of United Church Funds, the institutional investment ministry of the United Church of Christ. She is a former deacon, trustee, and chair of the finance committee of The Riverside Church in the City of New York. She lives in New York City.

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