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A Christian Organisation Providing Housing for Returning Missionaries
What We Do
When mission workers retire – many of them don't have a home to return to. They went off to serve God at an early age and probably weren't earning enough for a mortgage. Instead, they were more concerned with the needs of others, than with their own future security.
The Problem
Unless they inherit property, a home for most long-serving missionaries is just a dream. The mission allowance is just enough to live on and today's pension does not cover current rents. It can take many years to get to the top of a housing list.
Our Response
The Whitefield Christian Trust was formed to help provide a solution to this problem – offering a way for returning missionaries to have somewhere to live.
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The mission partners choose the location and we come in to help. Occasionally we buy the house in the name of the Trust and they pay a reasonable rent and can continue to live there for the rest of their lives. More often the Trust helps through an Equity Share Agreement.
The Trust adds to capital available and the share will remain the property of the Trust. When the mission partner dies or circumstances alter, the property is sold and the money from the equity share is made available for further investment in new accommodation.
Who will we help?
We are as flexible as possible in providing homes for those who fit our criteria and who have been engaged in long-term service which is usually defined as over 20 years. Since the Trust was established, we have helped a total of over 40 mission partners, including families, couples and single people.
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