Meetings April 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2013

Pre-registration for meetings is not required.

All meetings listed below will be led by General Board of Pension Liaison, Paula Whitbeck, and your North Texas Conference team.

Please pick one meeting to attend. Feel free to bring a family member with you to help you understand and ask questions.

Achieve your retirement goals!

North Texas Conference Ministry Center

500 Maplelawn Drive, Plano, Texas

Thursday, January 31, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

For all North Texas Conference clergy and spouses considering retirement in the next few years or any clergy person who is interested in preparing for retirement in the future!

Knowledgeable professionals from the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits as well as Mike A. Dexter, CPA, and others from the North Texas community will provide retirement information and answer questions for our North Texas Conference clergy. Each participant will receive a personalized benefits folder, so preregistration is required!

The registration deadline is Monday, January 21, so be sure to register as soon as possible.

Registration Information

Cost: $15 per person (includes lunch)

To register, please use one of the following methods:
Email: miller@ntcumc.org
Phone: 972-526-5000
Mail to:

Retirement Benefit Seminar
North Texas Conference
PO Box 866128, Plano, TX 75086

Printable flyer

2013 Pension and Health Insurance Information

PENSION

Clergy Retirement Security Plan (CRSP) pension must be paid by the local church for all full-time appointed elders, deacons, local pastors and probationary members. In addition, pension should be paid by the local church for part-time and less than full-time appointed elders and local pastors; however, less than full-time appointees have the option to waive participation in the pension plan. The appointee must have a notarized signature on an original waiver which must be mailed to the conference Center for Connectional Resources.

Although the actual amount due under CRSP cannot be determined until the pastoral compensation is set, the amount of the 2013 pension premium will be $6,920 (the Defined Benefit portion) plus 3% of pension plan compensation (the Defined Contribution portion). Pension Plan Compensation is comprised of cash compensation (line 6 of the 2013 Ministerial Compensation Report) plus total housing (line 9). If a parsonage is provided, then the value of the housing to be added to the base compensation is 1.25 times the total of lines 6 and 8. The Defined Benefit portion is an increase of approximately 3.3% over the 2012 Defined Benefit amount, while the Defined Contribution portion will be based on the actual change in that individual’s pension plan compensation.

HEALTH INSURANCE

The appointee’s health insurance premium must be paid by the local church for all full-time appointed elders, deacons, probationary members and full-time local pastors. Part-time and student local pastors are not eligible for conference health insurance. The 2013 rates reflect a 3.1% increase over the 2012 health insurance rates (single - $9,156 two-party - $17,388; family $21,948).

2013 Pension and Health Insurance Rates