About BBT: A Snapshot

  • BBT is an official nonprofit agency reportable to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, the denomination's highest elected authority.
  • Founded in 1943 as the Pension Board, BBT has a long tradition of caring service for Church of the Brethren members and agencies.
    John Braun makes a point in July 2004 to Board members and staff during his first meeting on the BBT Board.

  • BBT staff consists of people of faith who provide myriad services -- pension; insurance; asset and gift plan management; financial assistance for retired church workers in need; and Web site, e-mail, and e-commerce development and hosting -- from the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill.
  • BBT's Board of Directors is comprised of 12 Church of the Brethren members who are experts in law, finance, benefits, or investments.
  • Staff know members by name, not by number.

  • Ministries are compassionately managed to provide savings for members, not profit for a corporate bottom line.

  • Ministries are undergirded by a strong investment philosophy, with assets invested in socially responsible ways.