FRESNO, Calif. — Directors of the California Baptist Foundation agreed April 7 to assist the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention (ASBC) with some of the financial services formerly provided by the now-defunct Baptist Foundation of Arizona (BFA). The action came in response to a request from ASBC leaders, according to California foundation officials.
California foundation board members adopted a resolution during their regular spring meeting listing financial services the California Southern Baptist Convention agency will provide for Arizona Baptists. Services named in the resolution are estate planning, church financing and trust management. The resolution authorizes creation of a “task force of ASBC and CBF representatives … to coordinate a plan for informing Arizona Baptist about this cooperative effort.”
The California foundation’s role in Arizona will be one of ministry to individuals, not damage control, said Phil Kell, the agency’s executive vice president.
In a related action, the California foundation board authorized spending up to $45,000 from a foundation trust fund “to provide some of the funds needed for assistance to the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention.”
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