Benefits eligibility
Select benefits for your employees based on the following guidelines.
Benefits packages
Two benefits packages are available for ministers: Pastor's Participation and Minister's Choice. The following are eligibility guidelines for offering these packages.
- Required for all ministers in an installed position
- Encouraged for ministers in non-installed positions who are regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week
- Any minister who is not an installed pastor
- Must be employed at least 20 hours or more per week
Plans and programs
Eligibility for ministers and employees varies by benefit. See chart below for hourly requirements.
| Retirement Programs | |
| Defined Benefit Pension Plan |  |
| Retirement Savings Plan |  |
| Financial Protection Programs | |
| Death and Disability Plan | |
| Term Life Plan | |
| Temporary Disability Plan | |
| Long-Term Disability Plan | |
| Health Programs | |
| Medical Plan |  |
| Dental Plan | |
| Vision Eyewear Plan | |
| Tax-Advantaged Accounts | |
| Healthcare flexible spending account | |
| Dependent care flexible spending account |  |
| Health savings account | |
20 hours or more per week; no requirement for ministers in self-employed validated service
20 hours or more per week
No hourly work requirement
Requires participation in PC(USA) or other employer-sponsored plan