Brethren Insurance Plans

The Church of the Brethren Benefit Trust Insurance Plans provide coverage for ministers and other employees of congregations, districts, camps, and Church Agencies, as well as for retirees, surviving spouses, and dependents.

Employees of related Church of the Brethren Agencies may also be eligible for enrolment in the plans. BBT refers you to your human resource manager for more information.

To be eligible to participate in the plans, a person must work at least 20 hours a week.

Benefits encompass a wide variety of health and welfare plans, including flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

Plan members initially enrolling into the plan(s) benefit from “guaranteed issue,” which means there are no screenings to determine insurability or limitations placed on pre-existing conditions.

Barb Ober, pastor of Live Oak (Calif.) Church of the Brethren, is one of the hundreds of Brethren employees and their family members who receive insurance through Brethren Benefit Trust.
Important Notice:

Delegates of the 2007 Annual Conference voted to discontinue health insurance coverage for the Ministers' Group of the Brethren Medical Plan. This group includes employees of Church of the Brethren congregations, districts, and camps. Coverage will be terminated for the Ministers' Group on Dec. 31, 2007, except for those enrolled in BMP's Medicare Supplement Plan.

BBT is assisting members of the Ministers' Group to procure medical insurance coverage. Please visit our Insurance Coverage Support Center by clicking here to find useful information and resources specific to your state.

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