Church Pension Group Appoints the Rev. Canon Arlette Benoit Joseph Chief Church Relations Officer

Barchart · 10/15 10:00

The Church Pension Group (CPG), a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, today announced that the Rev. Canon Arlette Benoit Joseph will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Church Relations Officer (CCRO) when the Rev. Clayton Crawley retires from the role on December 31, 2024.

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The Church Pension Group, a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, today announced that the Rev. Canon Arlette Benoit Joseph will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Church Relations Officer when the Rev. Clayton Crawley retires from the role on December 31, 2024. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Church Pension Group, a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, today announced that the Rev. Canon Arlette Benoit Joseph will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Church Relations Officer when the Rev. Clayton Crawley retires from the role on December 31, 2024. (Photo: Business Wire)

As CPG’s CCRO, Canon Benoit Joseph will be responsible for continuing the organization’s relational work with the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, General Convention, and other groups and stakeholders around the Church. She will serve on CPG’s Executive Leadership Team and report directly to CPG’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Mary Kate Wold.

“I am pleased to announce Arlette’s appointment as our Chief Church Relations Officer,” said Ms. Wold. “She already has many strong relationships around the Church, which helps us maintain trust with the people and institutions we serve. I look forward to her continuing to bring fresh insights to the table at CPG and to the Church we serve.”

Canon Benoit Joseph joined CPG in 2023 as Senior Vice President, Church Relations Officer, in the Church Relations Group. Before CPG, she served as the Canon for Transition Ministry in the Diocese of Pennsylvania and held positions in the Diocese of New York at Trinity Church Wall Street, the Diocese of Atlanta at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Absalom Jones Center in Atlanta. Prior to her ordination, she worked as a Marketing Analyst for United Parcel Service. She graduated with honors from Claflin University with a BA in Marketing and holds an MDiv and a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the General Theological Seminary.

“I want to thank Clayton for his leadership and service over the past 25 years and the indelible mark he has left on our organization,” Ms. Wold continued. “Clayton is responsible for significant growth in our technology and church relations functions. After serving as our Chief Information Officer for many years, he assumed the role of Chief Church Relations Officer and has played a critical role in helping us fulfill our purpose, which is to support clergy and lay employees of The Episcopal Church in their calling to spread the gospel. I wish him the very best when he retires at the end of this year.”

About the Church Pension Group

The Church Pension Group (CPG) is a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church. It maintains three lines of business—benefits, property and casualty insurance, and publishing. CPG provides retirement, health, life insurance, and related benefits for clergy and lay employees of The Episcopal Church, as well as property and casualty insurance and book and music publishing, including the official worship materials of the Church. Follow CPG on Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. cpg.org