Robert E. Goodrich Fund
Dr. Robert E. Goodrich was the distinguished pastor of First United Methodist Church, Dallas from 1946 until he was elected Bishop in 1972. He served in that office in the Missouri Area for 8 years. As a part time member of the church staff, he promoted a small endowment fund called “The Fund”, which benefited the church. Upon his sudden death in 1985 many memorials came to “The Fund” and its name was changed in his honor to “The Goodrich Fund”. The corpus now stands at over $2,000,000.00, the income of which provides an annual amount, depending on earnings, toward the annual budget of the church. Gifts to The Goodrich Fund are a great way to secure the future of this great church.

The Goodrich Fund is a permanent fund, which is invested to further the churches ministries. The donors, often in consultation with their estate planers or the church, decide on how he or she wishes to designate a legacy for the future, and thus provide a permanent resource that will allow for the continued ministries of First Church in the heart of downtown Dallas. The mission of The Goodrich Fund is to provide our church family the opportunity to create legacies through charitable gifts that provide long term financial support and a living memorial. Your gift will be perpetual.

How Can I Contribute To The Goodrich Fund?
The Goodrich Fund provides an excellent opportunity for gifts that augment regular church funds. Examples of gifts and bequests that can ensure the expansion and perpetuity of First Church’s ministry are:

• Cash
• Memorial Gifts
• Real Estate
• Personal Property
• Trusts
• Stocks and Bonds
• Gifts in Honor
• Wills
• Gift Annuities
• Life Insurance

You may designate where you want the earnings from your gift to be used or you may leave that decision to the Trustees of the Church. A minimum of $5,000.00 is required to establish a new designation. Some examples of types of funds that can be established are:

• Music and Arts Fund
• Children and Youth Fund
• Outreach Ministries Fund
• Facilities Fund
• Directed Funds
• Undesignated Funds

“Do all you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can”.
- John Wesley

Support the mission of First United Methodist Church, Dallas in perpetuity by making a contribution to The Goodrich Fund now! Contact Pat Rodgers at prodgers@fumcdallas.org or 214-417-3400.

Consider how you can give a gift which will live into the future and be a blessing to your children, your children’s children and other children of God.

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