January 1, 2010

is an important date for all churches giving financially to retirement accounts to staff as part of their compensation package. By this date each church must:

Have completed a Rules and Procedures Contribution and Eligibility Form. Each church needs to retain this completed form for their records to show legally they can contribute to their employees retirement account with GuideStone.
Have completed an Authorized 403(b) Provider List for Southern Baptist Churches Form if your church gives to any other 403(b) retirement account other than through GuideStone for their employees.
Have a Retirement Plan Compliance Officer.

It is important to have this completed no later than January 1, 2010 to be in compliance with the new IRS regulations. You'll find links to these forms below, along with a booklet to assist you in understanding your responsibilities to your employees and your church.

If you need additional information, please call:

David Suddath at the Noonday Baptist Association 770.422.3347 (dsuddath@noondayba.org)
Keith Hamilton at the Georgia Baptist Convention 770.936.5361 (khamilton@gabaptist.org) or
Visit www.guidestone.org/sbcchurchplanregs or call 1.888.984.8433

Here are some forms that will help you:

Guidestone Quickguide (pdf)

Contribution and Eligibility Form (pdf form)

Authorized 403(b) Provider List (pdf)