Office of Development and Properties at 601 S. Jefferson, Springfield, MO 65806 US - Home
Development and PropertiesThe Office of Development and Properties assists the Catholics of the Diocese to:
- support the ministries of the Catholic Church in southern Missouri, and
- exercise good stewardship of the diocese's existing physical assets.
The Director is responsible for communicating the role and importance of the diocesan annual fund appeal (known as the Diocesan Development Fund-DDF) to the ministries carried on at the diocesan and parish levels. Additionally, the Director seeks ways to provide Catholics interested in making special gifts to the Church such as through bequests or other planned giving arrangements. In this area he is assisted by the Diocesan Office of Planned Giving.
In the second area the Director is responsible for insuring that applicable Church and Civil law is followed on all issues relating to management of Church assets. New construction, renovation, contracts, sales and purchases of property, capital campaigns, and insurance issues are among the primary areas of management or oversight.
DDF
"My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish His work." John 4:34
The DDF enables the diocese to provide programs and ministries that sustain our call to discipleship. From religious formation for catechists to marriage preparation programs, from assisting men and women considering a religious vocation to ensuring the quality ofour Catholic schools, from educating the faithful on social justice issues to providing continuing education for the priests who serve us, all of the diocesan ministries are connected to the fundamental mission of making disciples.
