Retirement Preparedness helps ministry families plan for the future with peace of mind. Many who’ve given their lives to service find themselves without retirement plans or long-term support. This fund honors their faithfulness by offering resources, tools, and financial care to help them finish well—with joy and stability.
Many pastors and missionaries serve faithfully for decades without any form of retirement plan. Their income has supported ministry, raised families, and covered urgent needs—but left little margin for long-term sustainability. As they approach their most fruitful years, too many are faced with uncertainty, insecurity, and difficult choices.
Rivergate’s Retirement Preparedness initiative exists to change that.
We’re creating a long-term strategy to:
This program is in early-stage development and will grow in partnership with trusted advisors and participating organizations.
We’re starting within the Antioch Movement and evaluating future expansion.
We believe the Church is stronger when its leaders are supported to the very end of their calling—not just the beginning. As we expand this initiative, we’ll be piloting tools, resources, and funding models that help leaders prepare, retire, and re-engage in ways that honor a lifetime of service.
Stay tuned for updates as this program develops.
Finishing well is part of the calling.
Retirement Preparedness is in early-stage development. As we finalize partnerships and pilot programs, updates will be provided to donors and eligible participants.
Many ministry leaders retire with little financial margin. Rivergate’s vision is to create tools and resources that allow leaders to retire with dignity while continuing to serve as mentors and kingdom voices.
Donors provide seed capital for pilot matching programs, fund education resources, and help build long-term systems that ensure ministry leaders finish well.
Mid-career and late-career pastors, missionaries, and church staff—especially those with little or no retirement savings in place. We’re starting with Antioch Movement staff and evaluating expansion.
Retirement Preparedness is in early-stage development. As we finalize partnerships and pilot programs, updates will be provided to donors and eligible participants.
Many ministry leaders retire with little financial margin. Rivergate’s vision is to create tools and resources that allow leaders to retire with dignity while continuing to serve as mentors and kingdom voices.
Donors provide seed capital for pilot matching programs, fund education resources, and help build long-term systems that ensure ministry leaders finish well.
Mid-career and late-career pastors, missionaries, and church staff—especially those with little or no retirement savings in place. We’re starting with Antioch Movement staff and evaluating expansion.
Help ministry families prepare for financial peace in retirement.
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