GuideStone Retirement Plans
The overview chart below is provided as a quick-glance summary of GuideStone Retirement Plans. Please note that there are additional plan details provided and you can review these details by following the links from the plan names shown below.
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Available to: |
Things to Consider: |
| 403(b)(9) Retirement Plan |
Evangelical churches, universities and other ministry organizations |
• Church Plan not subject to ERISA
• Employee and employer deferrals
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| 403(b)(9) Retirement Plan for Southern Baptist Churches |
Southern Baptist Churches and church-schools |
• Church Plan not subject to ERISA
• Employee and employer deferrals
• State convention benefits
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| 403(b)(9) for Ministers and Chaplains Plan |
Chaplains and self-employed ministers |
• Tax-advantaged savings
• Employer contributions
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| 403(b)(7) Retirement Plan |
Evangelical universities, seminaries, ministries and other organizations |
• May be subject to ERISA
• Employee and employer deferrals
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| 401(k) Retirement Plan |
All organizations |
• May be subject to ERISA
• Employee and employer deferrals
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| Money Purchase Pension Plan |
All organizations |
• May be subject to ERISA
• Required employer contribution
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| Defined Benefit Plan |
All organizations |
• May be subject to ERISA
• Required employer contributions based on
actuarial valuations
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| Deferred Compensation Plan |
All organizations |
• Tool to attract, reward and retain key employees
• Tool to defer additional compensation
• Housing allowance for ministers at retirement |
| Individual Retirement Accounts |
All GuideStone participants and spouses |
• Available in Traditional or Roth
• Retirement savings in addition to employer-sponsored
plan |