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The new Benefits Connect is here!

Have you registered for the new Benefits Connect website? If you’re a current Benefits Connect user, you will need to re-register to view and pay your January invoice and to start managing your benefits in one place.

Registering is easy. Visit the new website and select Employer. Then select I am a new Employer Rep (even if you were registered on the previous website) and follow the prompts to register, using your email address as your user ID.

Benefits Connect Employer Quick Start Guide

Benefits Connect Data Collection Quick Start Guide

2024 median effective salaries available

The 2024 median effective salaries for ministers and employees are now available. The Board annually sets median effective salaries based on data reported by PC(USA) congregations and employers.


Assistance Program access expanded to serve more

Did you know that the Board has expanded access to the Assistance Program? This latest expansion includes broadened eligibility, increased grant amounts, and new grants so we may serve more with financial need. Clergy Wellness Support is a new grant that assists eligible ministers with respite and vocational support.

Learn more about employee eligibility for Assistance Program grants

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Financial protection for short-term illness or injury

Ministers enrolled in Pastor's Participation or Minister's Choice are automatically enrolled in the Temporary Disability Plan. This plan offers important financial protection by providing short-term partial income replacement benefits for members who are sick or injured and unable to work. You also may offer the plan to staff working at least 20 hours per week.

Learn more about the Temporary Disability Plan

How your Church Consultant can guide you

Sessions, session committees, and other church leaders making benefits decisions may call on their Board of Pensions Church Consultant for guidance about options. These consultants offer personalized assistance to churches, as well as mid councils, across the country. 

Find the consultant for your region

Administering benefits for your organization

We can assist you in selecting and administering benefits that best suit your needs and those of your employees.

Benefits eligibility
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Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We are taking tangible, intentional steps to ensure a workplace culture that inspires a sense of belonging. And we are continuing to actively engage throughout the Church to ensure access to benefits plans and programs that provide wholeness.

 

Let's have a conversation.