Stewardship Trust is a private trust dedicated to honoring God by seeking Him, loving others, and stewarding His creation. A major part of this mission is to properly care for the land. Our goal is to revitalize the land and make it abundant by following God’s design. By nurturing the land, we aim to increase its productivity, benefit the local community, and enhance its overall value. Through responsible stewardship, we strive to share God’s truth, strengthen communities, and create lasting abundance.

Dividing Property Benefits

Stewardship Trust divides its property into three distinct categories:

1. Legal Title (Control) – Held by Trustees (Stewardship Trust Elders)
2. Stewardship Responsibility (Use) – Managed by Members (Stewardship Trust Stewards)
3. Equitable Title (Financial Benefit) – Held by Grantors/Financial Beneficiaries (Share Trust Members)

Stewardship Trust is given both Legal Title and Stewardship Responsibility over property and financial assets (mainly money) to manage for God’s glory. When Grantors (Share Trust Members) contribute money or land, they receive LND Coin, a digital representation of their financial interest. This coin ensures that Grantors keep 100% of the equity in the property they contribute.

We manage trust finances responsibly, using the money we receive to buy land without taking on loans or debt. All properties are bought outright, ensuring financial security for all equity holders.

Property Use Types

1. Support Property

Support Properties provide the financial foundation of Stewardship Trust. These properties include rentals, such as long-term, medium-term, and short-term rentals. The income from these properties is used to pay for maintenance, taxes, and insurance. Each Support Property saves income until it has two years of reserves. Once this reserve is reached, extra income is used to support Resource and Ministry Properties in the local system.

2. Resource Property

Resource Properties provide important resources for other properties in the system. These resources can include food, wood, plants, animals, and other goods that help the trust’s properties be more sustainable and productive. Resource Properties can also include Stewardship Farms that provide resources to Share Trust for the benefit of the community.

3. Ministry Property

Ministry Properties are supported by income from Support and Resource Properties. Many Ministry Properties also act as Resource Properties. Their main purpose is to seek God, love others, and steward God’s creation. Ministry Properties are part of the community, helping, teaching, equipping, and offering support. They also host community events and gatherings. These properties aim to spread God’s Word, build a sense of community, and teach stewardship to create a vitality and abundance.

Many properties serve more than one purpose. Ideally, all properties have aspects of both Resource and Ministry Properties.

Property Physical Characteristics

(Stewardship Trust is much more than just a store of financial energy; our goal is to improve the quality and value of the land for the community.) Stewardship Trust aims to improve the quality and value of the land for the community. Acting as a God-glorifying developer, we enhance the land through thoughtful building and natural systems.

Initially, Stewardship Trust will focus on acquiring properties that are already in good condition and well cared for. These properties will help build a strong financial foundation while minimizing risk. They will also serve as examples for future properties we acquire and develop. Properties are carefully selected based on how well they fit our mission and their potential for revitalization.

Once the foundation of Support Properties is established, we will begin property rehabilitation projects. From there, we will start new development projects using sustainable building techniques, smaller food forests, and regenerative farming. Our long-term vision is to manage large-scale projects—hundreds to thousands of acres—focused on development and food forests, demonstrating the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and abundance of God’s natural system.

Our goal is not only to prove the superiority of God’s natural systems beyond any doubt, but to teach and spread this knowledge throughout the world. Barring catastrophe, these food forests will continue to thrive and produce for generations to come.

Withdrawing Money from Stewardship Trust

Grantors can withdraw the money they have given to Stewardship Trust on the first day of each month. Withdrawals are limited to this day because each property must be appraised for its value at the start of the month to ensure accuracy. In the future we hope to eventually make the withdrawal period daily at the same time each morning.

Withdrawing money from Stewardship Trust is similar to selling stocks—it is a financial event and, therefore, a taxable event. All gains must be properly reported.

However, when you understand how Stewardship Trust and Share Trust work together, withdrawing money might not be necessary at all.