Clergy pensions/blended rate for local churches

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Wespath Benefits and Investments 

Wespath administers the retirement plans for United Methodist clergy and lay staff. 

Wespath and its subsidiaries maintain one of the largest faith-based pension funds in the world, serving more than 100,000 active and retired clergy and lay employees of the Church, including more than 3,300 international retired clergy and beneficiaries.

Church Dashboard/People Portal

View your pastor's pension and health insurance billing

Pastor’s, Staff Parish Relations Chairs, and Treasurers can review their Pastor’s Health insurance and Pension billing amounts in the Church Dashboard/People Portal. Login or register: https://www.neumc.org/welcome-portal.

Clergy Retirement Security Program

Eligible clergy can earn an additional 1% matching contribution to their Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP) DC account by contributing at least 1% of their plan compensation to the UMPIP. 

Click the link  for more: 
At-a-Glance - CRSP

Pension Calculator 

Developed by the Conference Benefits office, this Excel spreadsheet is designed to assist local church treasurers with calculating the Pension/Death & Disability Billing Rate for clergy. (Be sure to enable editing once you've downloaded the calculator).

2024

2024 Pension Calculator (Excel spreadsheet)

Supplemental information 2024 for pension, health insurance and compensation rates: 

2024 Pastoral Compensation Guide (detailed information for pastoral compensation)
 

2023

2023 Pension Calculator (spreadsheet)

Supplemental information for 2023:

 

United Methodist Personal Investment Plan/Clergy Retirement Security Program

Clergy who are making a change to or just starting their United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP) or who are going to a new church and wish to continue their UMPIP in their new appointment, will need to fill out a Contribution Election form for Wespath Benefits and Investments.  

Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Forms

ACH transactions are electronic payments created when the church Pastor, SPRC Chair or Treasurer gives the Conference authorization to debit directly from the churches checking or savings account for the purpose of bill payment. 

Utilizing the ACH option for pastor pension and/or health insurance payments provides a discounted premium! 

Authorizations, submitted annually,  are completed electronically via the Church Dashboard in the People Portal  https://www.neumc.org/welcome-portal