"Where We Spark Dreams"
We are a team of creative Professionals with a focus to forge financial pathways. Whether you're a first-time investor, reimaging your retirement, or anything in between, Craftsmen can help you hone your financial resources. You bring the raw materials; we'll bring the creative sparks.
Together, we'll forge your financial dreams.
Mission: To offer wealth management tools that release people to express their unique God-given imprint.
Vision: To spark multi-generational stewardship of resources for Kingdom expansion.
Retirees
Business Owners
Working Professionals
Women
Our Origins:
Our Past Meets Your Future
Forge Financial’s home office in the woods of Pennsylvania began with one man and a raw material. General James Chambers, after serving at Valley Forge with George Washington during the revolutionary war, returned to Fort Loudon soil and purchased a 1500-acre tract of land nestled on the westward side of Mount Parnell. In the tiny stone office, which now serves as the Martins’ kitchen, Chambers engineered and put into production Loudon Forge in 1786. Chambers harnessed the Conococheague Creek, fire, and smelted iron to make useful tools and implements.
We are thankful to continue the spirit of the Loudon Forge operation as we provide financial services that merge your raw materials and our financial expertise.
With over thirty-seven years of experience, James A. Martin, Certified Financial Planner, offers you sparks of innovative ideas, expertise, strategic plans, and financial products that can shape your portfolio to serve you and your future generations. We would enjoy welcoming you at any of our three locations: our historic Loudon Forge office among the trees, in the old Path Valley High School at our Dry Run office (solely taxes), or in the newly renovated cottage of our Shippensburg office (solely taxes). Let our past fuel your future!
Forge Fact: When iron is heated to high degrees in the smelting process, excess impurities slough off, drop down in the furnace to harden into a beautiful blue-green byproduct called slag. Pieces shown here were found at Loudon Forge. We think both Chambers and Martin would agree that you have to drop the distractions to refine your dreams!