The Arkansas and Louisiana Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists are separately
 Incorporated legal entities that exist for the purpose of protecting and helping our churches and
Schools located in the respective two states.

Each corporation  holds the title to our church properties and guides our members in the
development of those properties into church worship and educational centers.

Whether your church votes to buy an existing church and worship complex, or start with basic
land and develop plans to build a new facility we are here to help.

FIRST STEPS IN BUILDING A NEW CHURCH OR BUYING AN EXISTING
FACILITY:

• Discuss the purchase with your church family.  Plan for the future.
• New church buildings require planning and zoning approval, sometimes State approval, blueprints, sometimes architectural drawings, etc.
• Develop a financial plan to purchase.  This could involve a fund raising program or perhaps you could develop a multi-year plan that would divide the process into affordable stages.  If a loan is necessary, please contact the Association Director at tmccormick@arklac.org or call (318) 631-6240.
• Contact the Association Director for a  building and property inspection, as not all land or buildings are acceptable.
• Obtain approval for new buildings from the conference Building Committee, Association Board, Executive Committee and city, county and state planning and zoning authorities.
• Work closely with the Association Director for assistance at each step.

CHURCH AND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION OR REMODELING LOANS:

Loan funds are available for Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventist churches and church schools located in the territory of the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, subject to approval from the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference Executive Committee and providing the following parameters are met:

• The loan does not exceed 65% of the total project cost or the equivalent of four times the average annual tithe for the past three years, whichever figure is the least.
• The church involved has sufficient operating income to make the payment, or has obtained individual pledges to meet the payments.
• Interest rates are variable and float as determined by the Southwestern Union Conference Revolving Fund.
• The term of the loan is to be ten years.
• Any loan from any source must be approved by the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference Executive Committee.

Should you have any questions or to obtain loan application forms,  please contact tmccormick@arklac.org or call (318) 631-6240.