Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after…
– James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after…
– James 1:27
Caring for Those Who Serve the Church
Through your generosity, the Relief Fund provides immediate and ongoing support for those who have given their lives in service to the church – and now find themselves in a time of need.
Watch Crystal’s Story
This year, our focus turns to widows – women like Crystal, who was left in a difficult financial position after the sudden passing of her husband Dan, a PCA pastor.
Through Survivor’s Assistance, every widow of a PCA pastor receives an immediate $1,000 gift. Through the Relief Fund, widows may apply for additional support covering groceries, housing, utilities, and medical bills. Last year alone, nearly 50% of monthly financial assistance awards supported widows of PCA pastors, and the need continues to grow. With your gift this season, you provide practical help and tangible hope for widows and ministry families across the PCA.
“There are literally no words to describe [being supported through the Relief fund]. God decided to take Dan, but I felt that I was to just be still, because that’s all I could do… but that God would provide for me because I literally didn’t have anything.” – Crystal
Your support also cares for retired pastors and ministry staff like the Guthries.
The need is greater than ever. In five years, the number of pastors nearing retirement and widows in need of support is projected to double. Your gift now ensures that widows and the children they support receive care and provision during the most difficult season of their lives. Your gift brings hope and help to widows and ministry families in their time of need. Will you give today to care for those who have faithfully cared for the church?
“The monthly support I received from Ministerial Relief allowed me to grieve, focus on my children, and not worry about finances. It eased my burden when I needed it most.”
— Leigh Anne, PCA Pastor’s Widow & Relief Recipient
Your donation meets practical needs today.
Groceries
Your gift helps provide for basic needs like groceries. Help provide one week’s worth of groceries to those in need.
$85
Housing Expenses
We have a growing number of PCA widows and retired pastors living below the poverty line. Keep the oil burning and the lights on for them.
$135
Medical Bills
Provide relief by covering the expense of a year’s worth of medical bills for a PCA widow or minister in need by becoming a yearly partner.
$1,000
Care for PCA Pastors and widows through every season of ministry
Here’s how you can contribute
Online
Give directly online here.
Mail your donation to
Geneva Benefits Group – Relief
PO Box 632081
Cincinnati, OH 45263
Checks can be made payable to the Relief Fund
Give Stock/Securities, from a Donor Advised Fund, or IRA
Download Instructions Here
Your gift is a partnership providing financial assistance and support to retired pastors, widows, and PCA ministry staff in need. Gifts to the Ministerial Relief Fund are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Geneva Benefits Group, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax Identification # (EIN) 74-3069926. In 2022 we changed our name from PCA Retirement & Benefits to Geneva Benefits Group but continue to use our existing EIN.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after…”
James 1:27
