The Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) exists to help you retire with dignity and maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Find out more about RCRP below.

RCRP offers superior retirement services through a defined benefit plan for employees of the nine Regional Conferences.

The Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) offers retirees more than a check.  RCRP provides services and support to create a better tomorrow for workers in God’s service today!

Launched in the year 2000, the Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) is an innovation of the nine Regional Conferences of the North American Division and a testimony of God’s faithfulness to the workers who sacrificially serve His kingdom. Below is a brief history of Regional Conferences and why RCRP is here to serve you.


Regional Conferences were created by the General Conference of Seventh-Adventists in 1944 as a response to racial injustice in the United States and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since their inception with 17,000 Black members, Regional Conference have welcomed any person or group that desires to join, regardless of race or ethnicity. Today, Regional Conferences continue to be an integral part of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church with a membership approaching 300,000 people who represent a broad spectrum of racial groups.

 

Origin of Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP)

In the year 2000, the North American Division / General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist changed the way it managed retirement for its employees. This new plan, a defined contribution plan, required employees to make regular contributions to their own retirement with the retirement payout depending on how the employee invested the money.

The leadership of the nine (9) Regional Conferences shared a heartfelt belief that the Church should be responsible for paying the retirement of the teachers, pastors, and administrators who served sacrificially throughout their employment. They advocated for a retirement plan which guaranteed a benefit and allowed employees to retire with dignity and maintain a comfortable lifestyle. With absolute faith in God and with the well-being of their employees in mind, Regional Conferences opted out of the NAD’s defined contribution plan and formed their own defined benefit plan.

Regional Conferences successfully created The Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) which holds the nine Regional Conferences as employers responsible for their employees’ retirement and guarantees a specific amount to be paid at retirement. Regional Conferences are the only local conferences operating a full service retirement plan for their employees without NAD or GC oversight.

The RCRP Board of Directors is comprised of the twenty-seven (27) officers of the nine (9) sponsoring conferences, the RCRP Executive Director, Assistant Director, Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive Director of the Office for Regional Conference Ministries. RCRP serves more than 2,000 active employees, terminated vested employees, retirees, and their beneficiaries. RCRP is housed on the beautiful and historic campus of Oakwood University.

Origin of Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP)

In the year 2000, the North American Division / General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist changed the way it managed retirement for its employees. This new plan, a defined contribution plan, required employees to make regular contributions to their own retirement with the retirement payout depending on how the employee invested the money.

The leadership of the nine (9) Regional Conferences shared a heartfelt belief that the Church should be responsible for paying the retirement of the teachers, pastors, and administrators who served sacrificially throughout their employment. They advocated for a retirement plan which guaranteed a benefit and allowed employees to retire with dignity and maintain a comfortable lifestyle. With absolute faith in God and with the well-being of their employees in mind, Regional Conferences opted out of the NAD’s defined contribution plan and formed their own defined benefit plan.

Regional Conferences successfully created The Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP) which holds the nine Regional Conferences as employers responsible for their employees’ retirement and guarantees a specific amount to be paid at retirement. Regional Conferences are the only local conferences operating a full service retirement plan for their employees without NAD or GC oversight.

The RCRP Board of Directors is comprised of the twenty-seven (27) officers of the nine (9) sponsoring conferences, the RCRP Executive Director, Assistant Director, Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive Director of the Office for Regional Conference Ministries. RCRP serves more than 2,000 active employees, terminated vested employees, retirees, and their beneficiaries. RCRP is housed on the beautiful and historic campus of Oakwood University.

Your Team

Exceptional customer service from the people you trust, at the retirement plan you can count on.

At RCRP, our team is your team.  Meet the friendly staff dedicated to providing exceptional customer service to retirees and pre-retirees of the nine Regional Conferences. 

Dr. William T. Cox, Sr.

Executive Director

Yvonne Collins

Chief Financial Officer

Elaine Allston

Assistant Director and Office Manager

Dr. Delbert W. Baker

Director of Research & Development

Gerson Pancorbo

Communications Director

Benton Hampton

CULTURAL CENTER CURATOR

Brendon Heinfield

Accountant

Alice Dent

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE RCRP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Stephanie Matthews

Research and Development Assistant

Best Financial Advice

Authorised Finance Brand

Compehensive Advices

Monitoring & Review

The Tax Advantages

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The process is the same for all regional conferences. It is a different process if you have mixed service and have years to process under the NAD retirement plan. However, it is incumbent on the employee to make sure his/her service record is correct. The holdup generally occurs when service records are in dispute.

RCRP encourages Regional Conference employees to begin their paperwork 6 months before their retirement date.

We encourage employees to plan for a six-month time frame for the retirement process to be completed and the recipient receives their first payment. Your first retirement benefit check is determined by the Benefit Commencement Date that you select. The very first check can arrive at any time during that first month. After that it will go in your account on the first of the month.
The first step in the process is for the designated beneficiary (which may or may not be the spouse) to contact the RCRP office at (256) 830-5002. The designated beneficiary will receive personalized assistance.
Per IRS regulations you are not allowed to retire on the Regional Retirement Plan until age 55.

Yes, but only if your total retirement benefit is $5,000 or less.

The amount of your retirement check will be based upon your three highest salaried years, your total years of service, your age, and the age of your spouse (if applicable). You can ask for a Benefit Estimate through your local Regional Conference Office of the Secretariat. The benefit estimate will be processed by Mutual of America.
No. You must be employed by a Regional Conference to receive benefits from the plan.

No, RCRP does not provide life insurance.

Yes! RCRP offers learning opportunities to help you plan for retirement. Please visit the Association for Development, Enrichment and Life-Long Learning (ADEL) link on this website.

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Regional Conference New Retiree List

Carlos Moreta
NEC 
Pastor
24 years, 7 months

Alphod Sinclair
NEC 
Pastor 
23 years, 9 months

Michael A. Harpe
SCC 
Dept. Director 
28 years, 4 months

Jonathan McCottry
SWR
Pastor 
40 years, 5 months

Josue Parker
SEC
Pastor
32 years, 7 months

Howard Weems
NEC
Pastor 
16 years, 3 months

Adrian Stringer
SCC 
Teacher
5 years, 5 months

Marcellus Howard
SAC 
Pastor
40 years, 4 months

Jaspine Bilima
LRC 
Pastor 
5 years, 2 months

Marlene Edwards 
SAC
Admin. Assistant
12 years, 3 months

Moses Edwards, Sr.
SAC 
Stewardship Dir.
37 years, 6 months

Mary Floyd
SAC
Admin. Assistant
48 years, 11 months

Stephen Ruff
SAC
Pastor
46 years

Linwood Stone
SAC
Pastor
44 years, 2 months

Marcia Metansingh
SCC 
Admin. Assistant 
9 years, 9 months

Januwoina Nixon
SCC 
Coach/Asst. Sup
5 years, 5 months

George Thornton, Sr.
SCC 
Pastor
30 years, 1 month

Kim Trott
SCC
Teacher
29 years

Prentiss Sorrells
SCC 
Pastor
37 years, 1 month

James Black
SWR
Dir.Youth Min.
15 years

Bryan Mann
CSC
Pastor
37 years, 8 months

Kenneth Edwards
SWR 
Pastor
13 years, 8 months

Cleveland Hobdy, III
SCC
Pastor
10 years, 4 months

Cynthia Duggins
SAC
Registrar/LFE 
10 years, 2 months

Johnny Holliday
SCC 
Education Superint.
9 years, 10 months

Melvyn Hayden, Jr.
AEC 
Pastor 
56 years, 9 months

Gazetta Holt-Roberts
AEC 
Teacher 
2 years, 11 months

Clarissa Wickham-Hinds
NEC
Teacher
14 years, 10 months

Edwin Brown
SCC 
Pastor
16 years, 9 months

Edson Jarvis
SEC
Principal
37 years, 10 months

Pedro Ledezma
SWR
Pastor 
5 years, 1 month

Cassandra Danley-Arnold
AEC
Teacher
20 years, 10 months

Lisa Dunn-Marshall
AEC
Head Dean
30 years

Norma Mann
AEC
Lead Teacher
37 years, 5 months

Mark McCleary
AEC
Pastor
45 years, 1 months

Nathaniel Good
SAC
Pastor
21 years, 4 months

Janet Cobb
SEC
Secretary
41 years, 6 months

Hope Payton
SEC
Teacher
17 years

Charlotte Rolle
SEC
Teacher
15 years, 5 months

Malcolm Alves
NEC
Teacher
31 years, 6 months

Anna Bozkurt
NEC
Assistant Treasurer
20 years, 2 months

Charles McNeil
NEC
Pastor
21 years, 1 month

Dennis Parkinson
NEC
Security
30 years, 6 months

Patricia Trim
NEC
Teacher
20 years, 10 months

Jean Fenelon
AEC
Pastor
29 years, 2 months

Chelliah Ponniah
AEC
Business Manager
10 years, 3 months

Andrea Scott
AEC
Health & Temperance Director
19 months

Wancy Magny
NEC
Pastor
30 years, 10 months

Helen Bryant
LRC
Education Superintendent
4 years, 1 month

Sheryl Reeves
AEC
Admin years,  Assistant
26 years, 8 months

Calvin Tait
LRC
Pastor
18 years

Grafton Jones
NEC
Principal
17 years, 1 month

Elie Pierre
NEC
Pastor
26 years, 2 months

Prudence Campbell
SAC
Teacher
10 years, 9 months

Rhonda Terrell-Blake
AWC
Teacher
20 years, 10 months

Mark Paris
CSC
Special ATP
33 years, 7 months

Glenn Timmons
LRC
Teacher/Principal
22 years, 2 months

Stanley Dixon
NEC
Pastor
15 years, 6 months

Eugene Mason, Jr years,
SAC
Pastor
41 years, 10 months

Douglas Johnson
SCC
Pastor
36 years, 4 months

Helen Bryant
LRC
Education Superintendent
4 years, 1 month

Seth Bardu
NEC
Treasurer/Ordained Pastor
17 years, 8 months

Dellaverne Babb-Bovell
NEC
Teacher
23 years, 11 months

Carol Y.S. Smith
SAC
Principal/Teacher
4 years, 1 month

Currine Harris
SAC
Admin Secretary
7 years, 7 months

Baldwin Barnes
NEC
Pastor
32 years, 6 months

Pollyanna Prosper Barnes
NEC
Acting Superintendent of Education
22 years, 5 months

William Winston
SAC
President
37 years, 8 months

Theodore Brown
SCC
Pastor
33 years, 5 months

Queen Robinson
SCC
Teacher
15 years, 3 months

Micheal Mitchell
SWR
Pastor
19 years

Andres Portes
SWR
Pastor
6 years, 1 month

In Memoriam

We’re saddened to announce the passing of our dear colleagues and friends.

Johan Abrahams
Eugene Anthony
Jeanty Arisme
Janet Arms
Cameron Bowen
Paul Bridgeford
Tong Choi
Newton Cleghome
John Davis
Henry Fordham
Fern Freeman
Florestine Gaskins
Evaristo Gomez
John Grier
Angenette Hill
David Jones
Jonathan Julies
Sharon Lewis
Bennie Mann
Oster Paul
St. Clare Phipps
Willis Reed
Calvin Robinson
John C Smith
Alice Strawbridge
Duane Thomas
Helvius Thompson
Arvin Topps
Charles Vento
Gerald Wells

George Thornton, Sr.

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