A Birthday Gift: Our 2025 Impact Report
Dear Ones,
Today is my birthday, which is not customarily a reason to send out a special Invested Faith email. But this year in particular, I’m aware of the gift of life after a health scare that has slowed me down a bit. As my healing continues, I am celebrating that gift, the holy honor of using what we have to make the world better than we found it, and the companions we find along the way.
Today I’m grateful for you. YOU are my beautiful companions, and YOU have made this amazing year for Invested Faith happen. Today I want to say thank you and to celebrate the beautiful journey we’ve taken together.
Today I’m delighted to share our 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the powerful work happening across the Invested Faith network we’ve built together. This year’s report is a summary of the incredible work of Fellows throughout the country who are responding to urgent local challenges through faith-rooted entrepreneurship. In so many sectors, from food security and environmental justice to violence prevention, racial equity, and economic opportunity, these Fellows are building and changing communities to reflect what we believe: that we are responsible to care for each other. .
Here you’ll see the remarkable diversity of our Fellowship reflected not only in geography, race, and faith tradition, but in the lived experiences and communities our Fellows serve. What unites them and all of us is a shared commitment to local change—building practical, sustainable solutions where they live, rooted in deep relationships and trust.
Now, perhaps more than ever before, the groundbreaking work of Invested Faith to identify, resource, and connect Fellows is vital—a tangible expression of faith community. Your support makes this work possible. Whether you give, pray, share our story, or simply stay engaged, you are an essential part of this movement.
Thank you for the many ways you enrich my life, and thank you for helping shape a more just and hopeful future—one community at a time. What a gift!
Rev. Dr. Amy Butler
Founder, Invested Faith
P.S. If you believe in sustained, local change, consider joining our community of monthly givers. Recurring support provides reliable funding that allows us to respond quickly, invest confidently, and walk alongside Fellows for the long term. A substantial and significant financial investment would mean this work could go on to reach even more communities. Please consider how you might deepen your investment in this groundbreaking work.
