Decision Number 502

Decision

Those sections of both the 1980 Discipline and the Ministerial Pension Plan which define eligibility for participation are correctly printed as adopted by the 1980 General Conference. Eligibility for participation in the Plan is adequately defined, and all bishops, ministerial members of Annual Conferences, and local pastors (full-time and part-time) who meet those eligibility requirements may participate.

The Ministerial Pension Plan and the Comprehensive Protection Plan include only bishops, ministerial members of an Annual Conference, and local pastors who are associated with an Annual Conference within one of the five jurisdictions.