Ministry Partners Securities, LLC

Bruce Traub is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment adviser representative at 724 Capital, LLC since 2023. He has also been associated with Ministry Partners Securities LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory roles, Traub leads a Kingdom Advisors study group focused on educating financial professionals about applying biblical principles to their business. 724 Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employee benefit plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including discretionary account management and third-party money manager allocations, with regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Brian Sweeney is a financial advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms including BG Worldwide Securities Inc., Honey Badger Investment Securities, LLC, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. In addition to his advisory roles, Sweeney provides compliance consulting services to multiple FINRA member firms and registered investment advisors and is also an attorney offering legal services including securities representation and pro bono work. He is involved in business consulting and intellectual property development as an author and speaker. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, churches, and faith-based organizations, incorporating clients’ religious or ethical values into financial planning and investment recommendations. The firm provides comprehensive planning and acts as a referral source to third-party asset managers while offering brokerage and insurance products through its broker-dealer activities.

Darren Thompson is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC and has two years of industry experience. He serves as President and CEO of Ministry Partners Investment Company, which focuses on church financing and business lending. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Americas Christian Credit Union for eleven years. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC provides financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, churches, faith-based organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants. The firm integrates clients’ religious and ethical values into investment recommendations and primarily refers clients to third-party asset managers while offering ongoing advice and planning services.

Andrew Papp is a financial advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ministry Partners Securities since 2014 and concurrently at ACP Financial since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally preaches at churches and plays drums in live bands. Ministry Partners Securities serves individuals, trusts, estates, churches, faith-based organizations, and qualified retirement plan participants, offering financial planning and consulting with an explicitly Christian approach to stewardship. The firm primarily refers clients to selected third-party asset managers while providing ongoing advice and planning tailored to clients’ religious or ethical values and financial objectives.

Joseph Turner is a financial advisor with Ministry Partners Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ministry Partners Securities since 2013 and previously spent eight years at Ministry Partners Investment Co. Turner serves on the board of directors for Christian Care Ministry and the Health Care Sharing Ministries Alliance, contributing to business operations and strategic planning. Ministry Partners Securities serves individuals, trusts, estates, churches, and faith-based organizations, providing financial planning and consulting with an emphasis on integrating clients’ religious or ethical values into investment strategies. The firm refers clients to selected third-party asset managers and delivers ongoing advice while maintaining a dual registration as both an investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Virginia Havens is a financial advisor at Ministry Partners Securities, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2012. Ministry Partners Securities, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, churches, and faith-based organizations, offering financial planning and consulting with an explicitly Christian approach to stewardship. The firm incorporates clients’ religious or ethical values into investment recommendations and primarily refers clients to third-party asset managers while providing ongoing advice and planning services.