Since September 2025, staff and volunteer leaders from East Ohio and West Ohio have been working together to understand in detail the benefits offered by each conference, who is eligible, how benefits are funded, where programs differ and where they are already aligned.
One message can be shared with confidence today: retirement benefits earned through the Pre-82 Pension and Retirement Security (PSR) Plan, the Ministerial Pension Plan (MPP), and the Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP) remain secure. The MPP and CRSP are denominational retirement programs governed by provisions established by General Conference and are not subject to modification through the Conference unification process. Likewise, benefits already earned through the Pre-82 PSR Plan cannot be reduced. While the Pre-82 PSR contribution rate may be increased through future action, it cannot be decreased. Clergy and retirees can be confident that retirement benefits already earned and currently being paid will not be reduced by this work. Additional information about both legacy and current pension and retirement programs will be provided in the next communication focused specifically on pension and retirement benefits.