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History
Royal Treasure was founded as a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization in 1997. The need for this organization came from a growing concern that many
Christian women, with the treasure, time and talents given to them by their Creator were not proactively maximizing those abilities for the Kingdom
work. The Bible in Luke 8 verses 1-3 indicates some women who Jesus had healed, out of grateful hearts traveled with him and funded his ministry out of their own means.
The question was asked, "Where are those women today and what are the issues that keep them from releasing those abilities for the greater work of
"loving your neighbor as yourself" and being faithful Biblical stewards of investing and giving?" Historically women have not "promoted" their
stewardship for others to see. In many cases these women have remained anonymous or were not given the credit for their investment of treasure, time, and talent.
The need was recognized for an organization to address the following: ·
- Discovering God's unique personal purpose, aligning it with our God-given gifts and talents, indicates where and how to invest treasure,
time and talent in ways that energize and bring joy, worship and glory to God ·
- Need for a safe environment in which to be educated as to what God's Word says regarding Biblical stewardship (where no one was selling a
product nor asking for money). No such environment existed for Christian women to network, learn, and mentor others ·
- Desire to invest in ethical opportunities to use wealth to enhance the lives of others as well as to do giving well ·
- The impact women have on society when mobilized ·
- The expected large amount of wealth transfer in coming generations ·
- Women's increased earning and inherited wealth ·
- The fact that 90% of women will at some point in their lives be solely responsible for their finances ·
- Many women had been taken advantage of, especially during vulnerable times such as the death of a spouse or other major life change ·
- Role models are needed to educate and mentor the coming generations ·
- Desire to say "no" to the too many requests without feeling guilty ·
- Concerns regarding transfer of wealth and family trust and communication issues
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