GuideStone was founded in 1918 and began its work as a relief organization, providing retirement assistance to ministers, workers, their widows and orphans. As of Dec. 31, 2008, GuideStone manages $7.6 billion in assets, providing a solid foundation to continue this Christian retirement assistance legacy through its Mission:Dignity ministry. GuideStone provides this money to ensure that those who serve the Lord can retire with dignity and protection from financial disaster in the event of illness, injury, disability or death. Funds from the SBC Cooperative Program initially supported the relief program, but today all the funds used by Mission:Dignity come from an endowed fund and gifts made directly to the ministry.

Established as a financial partner of the Southern Baptist Convention, GuideStone has been a leader for over nine decades in providing employee benefit plans to more than 36,000 churches, ministries, hospitals and educational institutions. Since 1918, GuideStone has enhanced the retirement security of more than 194,000 ministers, employees and seminary students. And as a Christian-based organization, GuideStone has also been able to provide retirement assistance to these same individuals in times of crisis and need.

To learn more about GuideStone’s special retirement assistance ministry, call 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433), email us or visit our Mission:Dignity Web site.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of GuideStone Funds before investing. For a copy of the prospectus with this and other information about the funds, please download a prospectus (pdf) or call 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433). You should  read the prospectus carefully before investing.

GuideStone Funds shares are distributed by PFPC Distributors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and underwriter of the funds, 760 Moore Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406.