Mealey's (January 22, 2019, 2:27 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on Jan. 18 granted preliminary approval to a settlement agreement in a dispute over whether three defined pension benefit plans qualify as exempt “church plans” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (Lisa Feather, et al. v. SSM Health, et al., No. 16-1669, E.D. Mo.)....