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The offices of PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving from Noon ET, Wednesday, November 21nd through Friday, November 23rd.  Our offices will re-open on Monday, November 26th.

The IRS updates retirement plan contribution limits for defined contribution plans such as the PCA Retirement Plan each year. As announced November 1, 2018, the limits for 2019 are as follows: Elective Deferral Limit (salary reduction contribution): $19,000 ($500...

An important case is currently making its way through the federal courts which will impact ministers, and to a lesser extent churches, nationwide. On Oct. 6, 2017, the federal district court declared the clergy housing allowance unconstitutional in the...

As each year passes, the richness of God’s blessings on PCA Retirement & Benefits fills my heart with thanksgiving. There is no question we have experienced the growth pains of very challenging periods in our history, but by and large, we have...

President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017. This piece of legislation is broad in scope and will affect almost every individual and business, including PCA churches and church related organizations. While the act...

The 2018 version of the Call Package Guidelines was recently submitted to the 46th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America for their approval. The Assembly, which met in Atlanta, Georgia, exhorted Presbyteries and member churches to...

Earlier this year in response to increased reports of hacking and fraud attempts and due to a noticeable increase of falsified information being submitted to our offices, we implemented additional security measures including verification and confirmation...

“Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else is thrown in.” C.S. Lewis I was born in upstate New York to a dad who...

Consider a mother in her late fifties. She is healthy, works a well-paying job, and has life insurance. She is in her twenty-third year of marriage and has three kids in college at the same time. She is a woman of God, her faith motivates her warmth and kindness. Her...

PCA Retirement and Benefits will be hitting the road to visit churches and teach financial planning seminars this fall. We meet with and conduct workshops for church staffs, presbyteries, Christian school teachers, and others. Our goal is education and...