Ordained Ministers who have been discontinued from probationary membership, or who have been involuntarily terminated from annual conference membership by administrative location or by trial shall be eligible to request and receive a lump-sum refund of the entire balance of salary-paying unit contributions to their vested account, plus an amount equal to the net present actuarial value of their years of service covered under the former Ministers Reserve Pension Fund, upon signing an affidavit waiving any future claims against any and all annual conferences of The United Methodist Church for any and all pension benefits accrued during the time of their service in the ordained ministry or as local pastors in The United Methodist Church or one of its predecessor denominations, their children living and yet unborn, and their heirs and assigns.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 22565-FA-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference