Establish Your Own Self-Supported Ministry
Build a Private Faith-Based Ministry With Purpose, Structure, and Support
If you are ready to establish a ministry designed around faith, service, stewardship, and greater organizational privacy, HIS Advocates offers a comprehensive Self-Supported Ministry program to help you get started.
A Self-Supported Ministry (SSM) is presented within the HIS Advocates educational framework as a private, unincorporated Christian church/ministry structure designed to support religious, charitable, humanitarian, educational, and ministry-related activities.
Self-Supported Ministry Program: $2,995
Your program includes the foundational documents, education, and support needed to establish and begin operating your Self-Supported Ministry.
What You Receive
Foundational documents for establishing your private Christian church/ministry
Tax Identification Number guidance for banking purposes
Direction and support for opening a ministry bank account
Asset-transfer documentation
Documentation and guidance related to transitioning away from an existing 501(c)(3) or registered business structure, when applicable
Educational materials explaining the HIS Advocates Self-Supported Ministry framework
Ongoing support through the HIS Advocates member system
What Can a Self-Supported Ministry Be Used For?
Within the HIS Advocates educational framework, a Self-Supported Ministry is intended to provide a structure through which you may pursue religious, humanitarian, charitable, educational, and ministry-centered objectives.
Depending upon your circumstances, governing documents, applicable law, and professional guidance, your ministry may potentially be used to:
Receive Donations and Gifts
A ministry may receive donations and contributions made in support of its religious and humanitarian mission.
These may include:
Support Your Ministry Mission
Your Self-Supported Ministry can provide an organized structure for carrying out the work you believe God has called you to accomplish.
That may include:
Establish Greater Organizational Separation
A properly organized ministry can help create clearer separation between ministry activities and your individual affairs.
This may include maintaining:
Dedicated ministry documents
A separate Tax Identification Number
Separate banking
Ministry-specific records
Written agreements and organizational policies
Establish a Ministry Banking Relationship
HIS Advocates provides education and support intended to help members establish an appropriate banking relationship for their ministry.
Your package includes guidance regarding the Tax Identification Number and documentation used during the banking process.
Bank approval, identification requirements, and account-opening procedures remain subject to the financial institution's policies and applicable law.
Transfer Property to Support the Ministry
Your package includes an asset-transfer document that may be used, where appropriate, to document property transferred to the ministry.
Property transfers can have significant legal, tax, creditor, estate-planning, and benefits consequences.
Members should obtain appropriate professional advice before transferring substantial assets.
Compensate Those Who Work for the Ministry
A ministry may compensate men and women who legitimately perform services on its behalf when compensation is properly structured and administered.
HIS Advocates provides educational materials and organizational agreements addressing ministry workers and responsibilities.
Pay Legitimate Ministry Expenses
Funds belonging to the ministry may be used for expenses that legitimately support and further the ministry's mission.
The determination of whether a particular expense is an appropriate ministry expense depends upon the facts, circumstances, governing documents, and applicable law.
Receive Support From Businesses and Other Activities
A Self-Supported Ministry may receive financial support from donors, supporters, affiliated activities, or other sources consistent with its religious mission.
The ministry may also conduct appropriate activities intended to financially sustain its work, subject to applicable legal and tax requirements.
Build Something That Can Continue Beyond You
A thoughtfully established ministry can provide continuity for your mission.
With appropriate organizational documents and succession planning, the work you begin today may continue through:
Your family
Successors
Ministry leaders
Members
Future generations
For many believers, a Self-Supported Ministry is not simply an organization.
It is an opportunity to build a lasting structure through which faith can be put into action.
Faith. Stewardship. Service. Legacy.
Your ministry can become a vehicle through which you:
Serve others
Support humanitarian causes
Advance Christian ministry
Educate your community
Strengthen your family
Provide charitable assistance
Create a legacy
Put your faith into action
Instead of focusing only on what you possess personally, you can begin asking:
How can what God has entrusted to me be used to serve others and advance His purposes?
Understanding the HIS Advocates Educational Position
HIS Advocates teaches that certain churches and religious organizations may qualify for specific treatment under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code without necessarily being organized as conventional 501(c)(3) corporations.
The educational materials reference provisions including:
Internal Revenue Code § 501
Internal Revenue Code § 508
Internal Revenue Code § 6033
Regulations relating to religious organizations
First Amendment principles concerning religious organizations
Various court decisions and historical legal materials
These authorities should be read in their full context.
HIS Advocates' interpretation and application of these materials represents the organization's educational position and should not be treated as a guarantee that every ministry, transaction, donation, asset transfer, or activity will receive a particular legal or tax treatment.
Important Tax and Legal Considerations
The establishment of a ministry does not, by itself, automatically make every transaction tax-free or every expenditure deductible.
Likewise, establishing or transferring property to a ministry does not automatically:
Eliminate personal tax obligations
Eliminate business tax obligations
Protect assets from every creditor
Prevent lawsuits or judgments
Guarantee qualification for government benefits
Make personal living expenses deductible
Eliminate reporting or record keeping requirements
Guarantee that every donation will be tax deductible
Guarantee bank-account approval
Eliminate existing contractual obligations
Tax treatment depends upon the organization's structure, activities, use of funds, applicable law, and individual circumstances.
Members should obtain qualified tax, accounting, legal, or other professional guidance where appropriate.
Transitioning From an Existing Organization
If you currently operate through a:
your package includes documentation related to transitioning or closing an existing entity where appropriate.
Closing or restructuring an existing organization may have legal, tax, contractual, employment, banking, or regulatory consequences.
HIS Advocates provides educational assistance, but members remain responsible for determining what steps are appropriate for their individual circumstances.
Payment Information
Self-Supported Ministry Program: $2,995
Payment may be made by ACH or wire transfer using the following information:
HIS Advocates, ssm
2271 West Malvern Ave #292
Fullerton, California [92833]
Bank: Bank of America
ABA: 121000358
Account: 325010011625
After completing your ACH or wire transfer, please create a support ticket and provide confirmation of your purchase so the HIS Advocates team can provide your next instructions.
Submit Your Support Ticket
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Learn More About the Self-Supported Ministry Framework
For additional educational material regarding the Self-Supported Ministry concept:
Read the SSM Self Supported Ministry Facts
Ready to Establish Your Self-Supported Ministry?
If you are ready to organize your faith, ministry, humanitarian work, and stewardship within the Self-Supported Ministry framework taught by HIS Advocates, our team can help guide you through the process.
Self-Supported Ministry Program: $2,995
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Important Disclaimer
HIS Advocates provides private educational and organizational support. Nothing in this material constitutes individualized legal, tax, accounting, investment, banking, or benefits advice.
Statements concerning taxation, deductions, religious organizations, asset transfers, privacy, banking, liability, or government benefits depend upon individual facts and applicable law.
Members should independently evaluate their circumstances and consult qualified professional advisers when necessary.
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