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We understand your ministry.
We understand employee benefits.
And we share your passion for the Gospel.

That’s why GuideStone® and HOPE Network have teamed up to support your calling and offer faith-based retirement, medical coverage and insurance solutions uniquely designed for your ministry.

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GuideStone offers comprehensive solutions designed to provide support, guidance and protection. Explore our offerings below.

Retirement
Medical Coverage & Insurance Solutions
Property & Casualty
Why GuideStone Retirement?

Alongside HOPE Network, GuideStone® is excited to offer a unique retirement plan for church staff members. The plan is offered as part of HOPE Network’s commitment to a secure retirement investment platform for churches, pastors, staff and missionaries and is now available to all churches in the HOPE Network network.

GuideStone is one of the nation’s largest providers of employee benefits and financial services, working with 36,000 churches and nearly 600 ministries to offer retirement plans customized to help employees reach their individual financial goals.

  • Faith-based Investments: GuideStone sponsors the nation’s largest1 faith-based mutual fund family — GuideStone Funds® — which provides you with investment options that align with your values.
  • Ministers’ Tax Benefits: GuideStone offers a 403(b)(9) church retirement plan, allowing distributions as housing allowance in retirement for employees who qualify as Ministers for Tax Purposes.
  • Advisory Services: GuideStone's team of financial advisors is available to deliver customized advice to members for an additional fee. Plus, our customer solutions specialists are also available by phone or email Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT to assist you in secure, knowledgeable conversations.
  • Targeted Educational Resources: Access informative and timely employee resources. Employees can find personalized tools in their MyGuideStone® accounts.
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Who is eligible?
  • All HOPE Network churches are eligible to participate in the 403(b)(9) plan.
  • Employee eligibility is determined by the church.
What types of costs are associated with the retirement plan?
  • There is no cost to the church to establish the retirement plan.
  • There will be a quarterly comprehensive plan servicing fee assessed to the member in the amount of 0.107% of the member’s total account balance (equating to 0.43% annually). For example, if the member’s account balance at the end of the quarter is $1,000, the amount deducted from the member’s account will be $1.07
What kind of contributions can be made?
  • Contributions can be made by the employer, employee or both.
  • Salary-reduced contributions by the employee can be made as tax-sheltered or Roth.
What do standard plan provisions include?
  • 100% vesting on all contributions regardless of years of service
  • One hardship withdrawal per plan year for participants less than age 59½ (must meet IRS requirements as a hardship)
  • Unlimited in-service withdrawals from the plan for participants who are at least age 59½
  • Distribution options of a single sum or systematic withdrawal payments after termination from service
  • One outstanding plan loan
  • Spousal consent is not required for beneficiary designations or distribution transactions (including loans)
How do I get started?

Step 1:

  • If you're ready to sign up: Request your church's plan documents by booking an appointment or contacting Kent Gayle. (Please include "Your Church Name-HOPE Network" in your email.)
  • If you have additional questions: Schedule an appointment with Kent Gayle

Step2 :

  • After plan document completion, you will receive information in order to enroll eligible participants to begin employee contributions via the GuideStone Employee Access® Program (EAP).
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Why GuideStone Medical Coverage & Insurance Solutions?

GuideStone believes when the body of Christ is healthy, it’s free to transform the world — and we want to help guide and equip your ministry to do just that. With GuideStone, your HOPE Network church has access to a variety of Christian health plans, life insurance options and other insurance solutions designed for ministries like yours.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of both group and personal health plan designs to match your budget to your health care needs. Designed with Christian values in mind, our plans have built-in features — like nationwide networks and nurse navigators — so that you can steward your ministry dollars well.

GuideStone life insurance helps serve as an employee’s financial safety net during the most crucial income-earning years. With stable rates for more than a decade, our term life plans can help you protect your employees and their families.

Who is eligible?

All HOPE Network churches are eligible to participate in GuideStone coverage.

  • To qualify for GuideStone Group Plans, employers with two or more covered employees must contribute a minimum of 50% of the employee-only cost of medical coverage. Employees may participate in a GuideStone group health plan if they work 20 or more hours per week and are paid, full-time employees of an eligible church, agency, or institution affiliated with, or sharing common religious bonds with, the Southern Baptist Convention.
  • An individual is eligible to participate in GuideStone Personal Plans if he or she is a paid employee of an eligible HOPE Network church and works 20 or more hours per week.
How do I get started?

Ready to get started with medical coverage and insurance solutions? Get a quote.

Why GuideStone Property & Casualty?

GuideStone Property and Casualty® and HOPE Network are excited to offer you the unique coverage your ministry needs.

We team up with insurance carriers to provide eligible HOPE Network churches with tailored property and liability insurance. Our goal is to empower your ministry and people to stay protected so you can focus on fulfilling your calling.

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What We Offer
  • Property Insurance: Cover your buildings, property and belongings. If your ministry is damaged, destroyed or the victim of theft, this policy can help lessen financial burdens resulting from a loss.
  • Liability and Excess Liability Insurance: Guard your ministry, employees, leaders and volunteers from lawsuits, liabilities and losses. Also ensure that what makes your ministry unique is protected with excess liability insurance.
  • Commercial Auto: Provide coverage for people’s injuries and your ministry’s vehicles in the event of an accident. A commercial auto policy can help lessen financial burdens arising from vehicle liabilities, collisions, personal injury and more.
  • Workers’ Compensation:
  • Employee Benefits — Help employees who suffer from a work-related injury or illness by offering workers’ compensation to help pay for medical, disability, rehabilitation and, in rare instances, expenses associated with death on the job.
  • Employer’s Liability — Protect your ministry from financial loss in the event that an employee files a suit for a work-related injury or illness.
  • Mission Travel:
  • Individual Coverage — Through Faith Ventures®, you have a simple way to book, insure and prepare for your mission trip.
  • Organizational Coverage — Protect your mission teams whether they are going a few miles down the road or halfway around the world.


Who is eligible?

All HOPE Network churches qualify to receive a quote, subject to underwriting eligibility.

How do I get started?

Ready to get started with medical coverage and insurance solutions? Get a quote.

What People Are Saying About GuideStone

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We've considered other providers, self-insurance, etc., and in every scenario, GuideStone could not be beaten. Their customer service representatives have been consistently courteous, professional, and efficient. Knowing that GuideStone's values are Kingdom-centered gives us confidence that our benefits plan helps to serve our team well.”

Pamela Anderson, Administration Director
Mission Resource Network

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Since moving to GuideStone for our insurance needs in 2017, we have been impressed with their customer service and access to competitive rates. They have saved us money while providing quality products.”

Steven Carrizal, Associate Minister
Altamesa Church of Christ

 

 

 

 

 

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