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        BRIAN S. BARBRE
        
          Mr. Barbre has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer since September 25, 2017. 
          Mr. Barbre has previously served as Vice President Finance and Treasurer of ECCU, the Company’s largest equity owner where he led the finance, credit analytics, and participations groups. 
          Over the course of Mr. Barbre’s seventeen years working with ECCU, he has served as Vice President Finance / Treasurer, Director of Finance, Finance Manager and Sr. Financial Analyst.
          Mr. Barbre is a Certified Public Accountant and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Biola University where he has taught cost accounting and accounting information systems courses. 
          Mr. Barbre also serves as the Treasurer of Ministry Partners for Christ; a private foundation that makes charitable grants to Christian organizations, and provides accounting, consulting, and financial expertise to aid evangelical Christian ministries. 
          Mr. Barbre holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from Biola University. 
          In addition, Mr. Barbre holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a finance emphasis from California State University Fullerton where the dean awarded him the Award for Academic Excellence upon graduation.
        
        JOSEPH W. TURNER, JR.

          Mr. Turner has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since December 3, 2015. 
          Mr. Turner has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and President for Ministry Partners Securities LLC, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministry Partners Investment Company, since February of 2013. 
          Mr. Turner also held the position as Chief Compliance Officer of Ministry Partners Securities LLC until December 14, 2015. 
          During his tenure with the Company, Mr. Turner has led the Company’s efforts in transitioning its wholly-owned broker-dealer to a more robust and diverse financial services firm, launching its investment advisory and insurance company activities in addition to overseeing the capital raising efforts related to the Company’s proprietary products. 
          Mr. Turner was also instrumental in formalizing strategic partnerships with Evangelical Christian Credit Union (the Company’s largest equity owner), America’s Christian Credit Union (2nd largest equity owner), and Kane County Teachers Credit Union to provide complimentary financial products and services to their collective members. 
          Prior to joining the Company in 2011, Mr. Turner served in various roles; including Regional Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer and President for Strongtower Financial, Inc., a Fresno, California based broker-dealer and advisory firm which specialized in providing investment banking services, mortgage financing for churches and ministries, and investment and insurance products and services. 
          Prior to joining Strongtower in 2007, Mr. Turner served as Managing Director of Principal Financial Group where he led a financial advisory and insurance group. Mr. Turner began his career with Prudential Preferred as an investment advisor in 1990. 
          Mr. Turner received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance degree from California State University, Fresno. Mr. Turner has completed industry leadership training both at Drake University and the Wharton School of Business. 
          Mr. Turner holds the FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, 65, and 51 as well as life, health and disability licenses in over 23 states. 
          Mr. Turner also serves as Chairman of the Board for Christian Care Ministries, Inc., a Melbourne, Florida based public charity (“CCM”), with nearly 800 employees and $900 million in total revenue, a ministry that encourages and enables Christians to connect with, share their lives, faith, talents, and financial resources with one another through its Medi-Share health care sharing ministry.