UNITED STATES ELECT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Dear Pastors/Bishops, Ministers & Friends of Houses of Worship, In a changing world with dwindling resources and socio-economic uncertainties, the bar for church & ministry businesses and organizations success and survival has never been so high. The United States Elect Chamber of Commerce serves as point guard, clearing house and resource for old, new and emerging churches and ministries. We exist to take ministry stress off pastors and ministers so that they can focus on what they to do best and that are to preach, teach and do missions for God. It is our goal to work with pastors and ministers to access resources and equip them with the tools that will make them vibrant, effective, efficient and solvent in fiscal, administrative, and program responsibilities, thereby fulfilling their God given mandate to reach His world for Jesus Christ.
Sincerely,
Bishop Dr. Jonathan Owhe
President/CEO
Giving Pastors the Help they Deserve
Many pastors and ministers in spite of their shrewd and conservative operations have become victims of hard times and economic realities, and also in the hands of some financial, legal, insurance and governmental institutions. This year alone:
- 40% of pastors will lose their houses of worship to foreclosure
- 25% of pastors will die due to stress and illnesses resulting from ministry related challenges
- 35% of pastors will experience divorce and separation due to their inability to reconcile family with ministry and providefor their home.
- 20% of pastors will close their doors to ministry and go into other vocation or businesses
Started as a ministry club providing advice, guide to churches, ministries, faith-based businesses, The United States Elect Chamber of Commerce, has evolved to a membership organization for pastors and churches related ministries and businesses, and have in its panel advisers, faith leaders, professionals, consultants, and men and women of great minds and backgrounds with over 60 years of church, ministry, business, organizational and community experiences.
We work with pastors and churches access:
- Finance for building projects and expansions
- Insurance (life, flood, & general liability)
- Training for leaders
- Human resources (staff development, personnel policies & procedures)
- Grants (grant writing)
- Legal Services (access to attorneys), and
- Creation of social enterprise that provide safe & secured year round income generation–daycare, banquet facilities, book-store, etc