Ministerial Relief
Supporting Our Church Servants
Helping pastors, widows, and church employees in times of need.
Providing PCA church employees and their families with financial, spiritual, and emotional help since 1973.
How We Serve
Pastors and their families often find themselves in seasons of hardship in addition to the emotional and financial constraints of pastoral work. We partner with pastors and churches to support ministry employees and their families in need.
Financial Assistance
We provide financial assistance to PCA church servants and their families to help with basic expenses like food, housing, medical costs, and more.
Counseling Services
We provide access to affordable and confidential Christian counseling services to pastors and pastors’ wives through ministry partners.
“Words can never express our appreciation and gratitude for all you have done for us. We would have literally been on the streets if it wasn’t for the support you have given to us. God bless you a hundredfold.”
Widow and Relief Recipient
Who We Serve
Ministerial Relief is a ministry of compassion to PCA church servants
- Pastors
- Widows
- Retired or Disabled Pastors
- Missionaries
- Pastors’ Wives
- RUF Campus Pastors
- Church Employees
Growing Needs Among the PCA
Every month the wife of a PCA pastor becomes a widow.
The number of PCA pastors retiring without sufficient savings will double in the next 5 years.
80% of pastors’ wives would access Christian counseling if offered.
This ministry is 100% funded through the generosity of individuals and churches.
Latest News
How to Encourage Your Pastor’s Wife
Pastors’ wives have a unique, often overlooked, role in the life of a church, supporting the women of the congregation and supporting the pastor himself. She may not hold an official title, but her impact cannot be overstated.
2021-Impact-Report
Thank you for your partnership with Ministerial Relief. In a year of increased need, you gave generously and sacrificially. Your gifts are making a real difference in the lives of our PCA pastors, widows, and church servants! Read this brief snapshot of all that was accomplished through your generosity.
From “Falling Apart” to Praising God: A Pastor Reflects on His Experience with Ministerial Relief
I used to think of Ministerial Relief as a ministry that only provided for widows requiring critical assistance. Every year, I encouraged our congregation to give enthusiastically to it, never imagining my wife and I would one day be beneficiaries of the generosity of God’s people in the PCA.
Testimonials
“It was an answer to prayer, and I praise the Lord for his generosity to me through so many people that had given sacrificially.”
Brenda, Widow and Survivor Assistance Recipient
Questions?
relief@pcarbi.org
678.825.1272
Mailing Address for Donations
PCA Retirement & Benefits – Relief
PO Box 896761
Charlotte, NC 28289
PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. is a registered 501c3 organization – EIN (74-3069926).
About PCA Retirement & Benefits
We guide PCA pastors and ministry workers through the complexities of financial planning and employee benefits, so they and their families are able to live generously in every season of ministry.
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678-825-1260
1700 North Brown Road, Ste 106
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
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