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Discover the key issues that our community of faith-based asset owners is focused upon and keep up to date with our weekly faith-consistent investing (FCI) research posts, our quarterly FCI Interest Group Forum and news about faith-based or faith-aligned investing. Join our growing network of subscribers.
WEEKLY
FCI RESEARCH POSTS
Our Investment Solutions team posts weekly on issues around values-driven and faith-consistent investing. Check out the latest posts below or visit our dedicated FCI Research Posts page. And join our subscriber network to get each weekly post delivered to your inbox.
QUARTERLY
FCI FORUM
Our lively and active Faith-Consistent Investing (FCI) Forum meets online every quarter to discuss issues facing faith-based asset owners. These are short (usually 45-minute), focused and solutions-oriented meetings that are open to subscribers to our network.
NEXT MEETING
Thursday 5 March 2026
Navigating faith property transitions with purpose
Across faith traditions, congregations are facing difficult decisions about aging buildings and shrinking membership. This forum brings together practitioners to share their experience and provide guidance for leaders navigating church property transitions. Our speakers are:
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Rev Mark Elsdon, co-founder of RootedGood, supporting faith leaders navigating property development, social enterprise, and impact investing
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Revd Graham Singh, Founder and CEO, Relèven, a global charity and fund manager aimed at transforming community-owned properties into impactful vocations
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Trent Sparrow, Manager, Impact Investments, Wespath Benefits and Investments, which has invested more than $2 billion in affordable housing since 1990.
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Moderator: Catherine Devitt, FaithInvest
RECENT MEETINGS
FCI Forum: 4 December 2025
Evangelical Christian approaches to FCI
Inspiring discussion on Evangelical Christian approaches to faith-consistent investing. Our speakers were both from Sovereign's Capital which provides capital and partnership to companies and funds led by faith-driven teams. Jake Thomsen, Managing Partner, and Matt Monson, Partner, Public Equity, provided a fascinating insight into how a faith-based approach benefits both the businesses they invest in and human flourishing. The session was moderated by FaithInvest's Steven Owen.
Click below to watch a video of the Forum.
FCI Forum: 5 June 2025
FCI and the Journey into Impact
Fascinating and inspiring FCI Forum on Catholic Investing in June, which looked at what is needed to develop a fit-for-purpose Catholic investing ecosystem, and shared very practical details of how two congregations reflect Catholic Social Teaching in their investment policies. Our panelists were Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, President of IOR (Vatican Bank); John O'Shaughnessy, Treasure & Chief Investment Officer, Franciscan Sisters of Mary; and Petra Vujakovic, Impact Investments Manager for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with FaithInvest's Susie Weldon as moderator.
Click below to watch a video of the Forum.
FCI Forum: 4 September 2025
FCI and the Journey into Impact
We had an excellent meeting exploring how faith-based organisations have aligned their investment policies with their core faith values without compromising their fiduciary duty. Our panelists were Sylvia Poniecki, Director, Impact Investments at Wespath Benefits and Investments; Theresa Robinson, Executive Director, Raskob Foundation; and Christopher Rowe, Managing Director, Investments at The Church Pension Fund. Our moderator was FaithInvest's Executive Chair Dave Zellner.
Click below to watch a video of the Forum.
FCI Forum: 5 June 2025
FCI and the Journey into Impact
How can faith-based investors drive positive change through shareholder engagement – whether that is through dialogue, proxy voting, or advocacy to improve governance, sustainability and long-term performance? Our two excellent panelists were: Tim Smith, Senior Policy Advisor for the ICCR – a leader in the field of responsible investing and corporate responsibility for over five decades, Emily DeMasi, Lead, North America and Director of Engagement at EOS, Federated Hermes Limited, one of the world’s largest, specialist stewardship teams. FaithInvest's Catherine Devitt moderated.
Click below to watch a video of the Forum.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
FaithInvest seeks to increase the visibility and understanding of faith-consistent investing by actively promoting FCI within faith communities and in the wider finance world through research and thought leadership. Check out our recent publications below and find more on our Resources page.
EVENTS & GATHERINGS
We are working to build a broad-based, well-coordinated Faith-Consistent Investing Movement. To that end, we create spaces where the FCI Movement can come together for meaningful conversation and dialogue around relevant topics. Check out our flagship gatherings or find out about more about forthcoming events.
INVESTING IN A
LIVEABLE FUTURE
'A small profit reinvested regularly is something that can give huge amounts of leverage. Quite often a grant is given once... With an investment, every pound could be used 20, 30, 40, 50 times'
– Stewart McCulloch, Stewardship
We had a very lively and engaging conference of faith-based development agencies, business networks and philanthropies in London, UK, in May 2023. Co-hosted with Christian Aid's Salt Business Network, more than 100 delegates discussed whether investments and other non-aid financing mechanisms could help fund development.
'This is possible – we can create
a better future'
– Amy Clarke, Tribe Impact Capital
'Excellent', 'riveting', 'inspiring', 'mind opening' and 'uplifting' – these were some of the words used to describe FaithInvest's two-day Bold Plans and Faith-consistent Investing conference in London, UK, in October 2022. More than 100 people came together to discuss how to catalyse faith-consistent investing and move a greater proportion of faith-owned funds into initiatives focused on creating a better future for people and planet.
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Be part of an engaged network of faith groups and faith-based asset owners working to increase their faith-consistent investing;
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Access to our Faith-Consistent Investing Interest Group: sharing experience, expertise and best practice, meeting quarterly
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Invitations to opportunities to learn and develop faith-consistent investment practices;
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Events to motivate, educate, inspire and collaborate with like-minded members of the network and the broader investments ecosystem;
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Access to curated individual investment-related services.