The purpose of The Board of Benefits Services is to manage and administer the retirement and insurance programs required by BCO Formulary #5, the Reformed Church in America funded assistance programs, and to also ensure the availability of appropriate life insurance benefits, long-term disability benefits, and any other programs or services ...

The Board of Benefits Services (BOBS) strives to provide security and support so RCA ministers, their families, church staff, retirees and surviving spouses, and denominational staff can serve God’s church from first call through final breath.

Board of Benefits Services 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1606 New York, NY 10115 [email protected] 866-221-5480; FAX: 833-627-7620

Sep 30, 2022 · Board of Benefits Services’ Assistance Grant Assessment Request. The Board of Benefits Services is requesting no assessment for 2024. BOBS is pleased to report that due to endowment funding, they are able to eliminate the assessment request to provide funding of the assistance program.

The RCA’s Book of Church Order requires a minister’s employer (whether a church or another organization, in the case of a specialized minister) to provide these benefits to the minister. When a church extends a call to a pastor, the church promises to provide all three kinds of insurance, in addition to contributions to the RCA 403(b ...

To help you achieve financial security in retirement, the Board of Benefits Services (BOBS) provides the RCA 403(b) Retirement Program. The retirement program is designed for clergy, missionaries, and qualifying lay employees of the RCA, its agencies, and its affiliates.

The RCA Retirement Plan Reallocation program is an opportunity for an eligible participant with retirement savings in both retirement plans to consolidate their savings under one plan – the …

The RCA Board of Benefits Services is honored to have maintained a long-running program to visit, befriend, assist, and maintain contact with retired pastors, surviving spouses, and missionaries with 10 years of service or more.

The RCA is committed to making sure medical expenses are manageable for our ministers, and enforcing minimum standards which allow all ministers to have access to quality care. Summary of the minimum requirements for medical insurance (2025)

Whether you’re a church or a nonprofit, if you employ an RCA minister of Word and sacrament, you have a hand in the minister’s retirement plan, insurance benefits, and even taxes. Find all the information and forms you need here.