Press Statements

The Church Alliance releases press statements on issues of critical importance to denominational benefits organizations.

Church Alliance Quoted in Press Release on Introduction of CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act

On Dec. 12, 2025, Reps. April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Mark Messmer (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act. >>

Church Alliance Quoted in Press Release on Clergy Act’s Unanimous Passage in House Ways and Means Committee

On Dec. 10, 2025, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee voted to report the Clergy Act for consideration by the full House of Representatives. >>

To Raise Awareness of Clergy Act, Church Alliance Publishes Opinion Article in Religion News Service

On Nov. 20, 2025, Church Alliance Executive Director Christopher Wells published an article in Religion News Service about the importance of the Clergy Act. Access the hyperlink here. >>

Church Alliance Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Church Retirement Plans

On Feb. 26, 2025, the Church Alliance issued a response to a Wall Street Journal article titled "Church Retirement Plans Sidestep Federal Oversight—and Employees Pay the Price." >>

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The Church Alliance supports public policies that will help denominational benefits organizations provide for the health and financial well-being of clergy and lay workers.