2 Types of Assistance

Monthly

Medical

Monthly Assistance

Income—Total monthly income less than $1,769 (couple) or $1,170 (single). AMA provides the difference between current income and the AMA monthly maximum.
Retired ordained Assemblies of God ministers with a minimum of 10 years of active ministry prior to his or her normal retirement age as determined by the Social Security Administration.
Widows, minimum age 60 whose spouses met the above requirements.
Disability—Totally disabled ministers under age 65.

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Fill out an application, sign and date it.
Include a copy of the current year’s Social Security Benefit Statement (SSBS). If you are married, send copies of your SSBS as well as the SSBS of your spouse.
Send application and copies of the SSBS by mail to 1445 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802 Attention AMA, or by email ([email protected]) to the AMA office.
The application will be evaluated by the AMA Committee. If it is complete and it appears that the applicant will be eligible, it will be sent to the minister’s district for endorsement.
The endorsed application will be presented at the next AMA Committee meeting.
If approved, the applicant will start to receive a monthly amount by direct deposit, which will be set up after the first check is mailed.

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Additional assistance is available to our AMA monthly recipients if the minister or widow is confronted with insurmountable medical bills or other unusual expenses not covered by Medicare and/or supplemental medical insurance, he or she may apply for financial assistance toward those expenses.
You can fill out the AMA Medical Assistance Form (PDF) on your computer and save or print out the completed form to sign and mail. Send application and any accompanying documentation by mail to 1445 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802 Attention AMA, or by email ([email protected]) to the AMA office.

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