“Estate planning is not about death and dying, but about living, dreaming, creating and fulfilling an ideal of lasting social and personal impact,” according to American Benefactor Magazine.”
Christian estate planning expands this concept to making a difference for the cause of Christ.
As the calendar turns from day-light savings to standard time, let this be the time you consider your hopes and dreams for making a lasting difference in this world for Christ’s sake and for the sake of the world.
Let it also be the time you codify those hopes and dreams in your own estate planning documents. Your last will and testament constitutes the cornerstone of your estate plan.
Financial columnist Jane Bryant Quinn gives these practical reasons why you should have a last will and testament: “You own stuff; you will die; someone will get your stuff.” Through YOUR will YOU decide who will receive your assets and how they will be received at your death.
Estate planning should be completed while you are in full physical and mental health. Unfortunately, many people approach it only when they are seriously ill or incapacitated.
Don’t be among the 60% who die without a will. Regardless of your financial station in life you should have a will. It is your estate, and you are responsible as a steward for its use during and beyond your lifetime.
Please contact Austin Wilkerson, Kentucky Baptist Foundation trust counsel, to answer your questions about the need for a will or an updated will, trusts, income and estate tax issues and the role of charitable giving in your plan. His direct telephone number is 502.489.3526, or text 502.233.4101 with the message “Legacy.”
There is no cost or obligation for this estate planning consultation service. It is one of the Great Commission service ministries available to Westport Road Baptist Church members as a result of the Church’s affiliation with the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
Barry Allen
Legacy Gifts Committee
