Message from Br. Michael Quirk, FSC

After 25 years in educational ministry, I returned to Christian Brothers Services in January 2008 where I had begun my professional career nearly 30 years ago. I will remain ever grateful for that opportunity to work alongside our founder, Brother Joel Damian.

Since the beginning we have been, and continue to be, a Catholic organization. We speak your language. We understand the unique dynamics of Church organizations and institutions. We are intimately aware of your challenges, and how, despite those challenges, you continue to remain faithful to your mission and the universal mission of the Catholic Church. Our incentive is to serve the Church, not profit, not stock value and not executive bonuses. We remain committed to being with you step by step on your journey.

It is the goal of every employee at Christian Brothers Services to exemplify our Lasallian mission by understanding the needs of our members, protecting the human and financial resources of your institutions, and guiding member organizations in finding practical solutions to business needs. This is what we do best….it’s fundamental to our charism.

This is our mission and we are very proud to serve you.

Christian Brothers Services History

Christian Brothers Services is a nonprofit organization that administers cooperative programs in the areas of health/retirement, property/casualty and consulting/technology to church organizations. Founded in 1960 by Brother Joel Damian, FSC, Christian Brothers Services began as a mutual cooperative purchasing group for Chicago area high schools conducted by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Under Brother Damian’s leadership, the Brothers realized that pooling the financial resources and risk exposures of the schools would allow both the congregation and the individual institutions greater financial strength and leverage to purchase better coverage, with higher limits, at significantly reduced costs; benefits that commercial insurance carriers could not offer nonprofit organizations. Over time, the company has grown to administer and serve 11 Trusts, which provide a variety of programs to congregations, organizations and dioceses both in the United States and Canada.

What makes Christian Brothers Services different?

Christian Brothers Services is the administrator for 11 independent Trusts which provide health, property/casualty and retirement benefits for nonprofit church related organizations in the United States and Canada. Christian Brothers Services and these Trusts are not an insurance company but are plans in which member organizations pool their financial contributions to realize greater financial strength and increased purchasing power, which translates to better coverages at significantly reduced rates. The approach of pooling risk and participating in self-funded plans for health and retirement help to protect member organizations from the large premium fluctuations which can often be experienced when purchasing traditional insurance. In addition, there is more flexibility within a trust plan, from greater choices of coverages and benefits to a vast array of risk management services and health benefit programs. Christian Brothers Services is the administrator for the trust plans; however, each trust is governed by its own board of trustees elected from participating member organizations.