James Barrett, founder
James has been building software for 35 years.
He has also handled money for his church for 40. He started at sixteen, managing the football concession stand. Since then he has served two six-year terms as financial secretary, sat on the church council, and counted the Sunday offering for more than a decade.
Outside church, he served on his local school board for ten years. He chaired it for two of them and sat on its finance committee every year.
Why Church Engagement OS
Church Engagement OS is built from the volunteer's side of the table: by someone who has counted the offering, kept the giving records and answered to a council for them.
Why FamTrust
For almost a decade James has managed the finances of his wife's parents and of his own mother. It began when his father-in-law filed a tax return that led to an audit, before the family knew he had dementia.
The same worry ran the other way at home. Before FamTrust, his wife was afraid of what she would have to untangle if James were ever incapacitated.
FamTrust exists so that a family can see what is there, notice when something goes wrong, and not depend on one person's memory.
What we are not
James completed the coursework for the CFP exam but did not go on to certification. He is not a certified financial planner, and Loving Neighbor Labs does not give financial, tax or legal advice.
The board
Independent directors are being recruited. They will be named here once they are seated, and decisions about pricing and terms will rest with them.
Contact
Write to info@lovingneighbor.org.