Building Loans The Foundation’s Trustees invest in Tennessee Baptist churches and associations by providing low cost loans for the purchase of property and construction of new facilities. Funds used in the loan program have been left in the Foundation’s care for the benefit of various Baptist causes. From the Foundation’s stand point a portion those funds are made available for investing in churches and associations. All interest paid by the churches or associations is distributed by the Foundation to Baptist causes. From the church’s or association’s stand point the loan is a sound financial arrangement with competitive rates and the built in satisfaction of knowing the interest paid by them for use of the funds is going to Kingdom causes.