Bulletin of Reports

7.4. Portico

Your Calling + Our Benefits
Portico Benefit Services’ Report to 2026 Synod Assemblies

Your calling is to serve. Ours is to support you. As the ELCA’s benefit ministry, Portico provides benefits that nurture holistic health, so you can live out your calling and serve with confidence and grace. Here’s a
visual recap of what our community of more than 52,000 plan members experienced in 2025.

52K Members were served by Portico. 2,829 Text/Virtual Visits to 98point6®, with an estimated cost savings of $263 per visit. 205 Births & Adoptions
$157K Debt Paid Off by members via LSS of Minnesota Financial Counseling, with over $2.6 million paid off since 2008 $232M Made in Annuity Payments and 533 retirements. 1,1702 Sword Health Enrollments and nearly 42K total sessions in their Thrive, Move, and Bloom digital physical therapy and mobility programs.
1927 Members Made Roth After-tax Contributions to their retirement plans * 11th Consecutive Year Of our Customer Care Center being named a Center of Excellence by Benchmark Portal. 16% of Member Income saved for retirement, on average, by members sponsored in the Traditional Benefits Program, thanks to employer and member contributions.*
32 Beginning Disability Benefits and 619 Changes of Call * 4214 Members worked with a Portico Financial Planner, with a cumulative 95.5% satisfaction rate.* Nearly 10% of our 10K Medicare-Primary Plan Members participated in the SilverSneakers program.*

We design our benefits to align with the needs of the church, pooling resources through a community benefits plan to deliver stable, sustainable support that enhances everyday life and brings value to those who serve. Follow us on social media @PorticoBenefits.

*Source: Traditional Benefits Program. All other numbers and percentages are drawn from across Portico’s benefit programs.

Last modified: 16 April 2026

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