Coastal Community Church of Virginia Beach Certified by National Financial Accountability Organization

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced today the certification of Coastal Community Church of Virginia Beach of Virginia Beach, VA.

ECFA certification is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship™, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fundraising.
    
Coastal Community Church of Virginia Beach joins a growing number of Christ-centered churches and ministries across America, supported by over 14.6 million donors that have earned the right to display the ECFA seal.  When an organization is certified by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountability.

“We are pleased to certify a church committed to work with God to build a consistently healthy church that is growing both spiritually and numerically,” said Michael Martin, president of ECFA.

Founded in 1999, Coastal Community Church of Virginia Beach (www.vbcoastal.com) regularly celebrates God's legitimate growth in the church and will encourage the pursuit of methods and policies that will facilitate that growth on all levels.

ECFA, founded in 1979, provides certification to leading Christian nonprofit organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with the ECFA Standards pertaining to financial accountability, fundraising and board governance.  For more information about ECFA, including information about certification and a listing of ECFA-certified members, visit www.ECFA.org or call 1-800-323-9473.

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