The mission of the Board of Pension and Health Benefits is to provide
for and contribute to the support, relief, assistance and pensioning of
those individuals who have dedicated their lives to the ministry of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual
Conference of The United Methodist Church and its Local Charges. These
individuals include clergy and their families, church workers, and employees
of the Annual Conference.
The Board of Pension and Health Benefits is committed to meeting its
mission by accomplishing the following:
Administering the pension benefits to retired clergy within the guidelines
of The Book of Discipline and the General Board of Pension and Health
Benefits. Maintaining health, life and disability insurance to provide
optimal protection for the participants at a reasonable cost. Responsibly
investing monies necessary to meet the requirements of the pension and
benefit funds, plans and programs of the Annual Conference. Providing
special grants to meet the basic daily needs of eligible individuals,
their families and survivors. Preparing individuals for retirement by
informing them of strategies and opportunities available in the management
of their savings, income and pensions.
This section of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference website is designed
and intended to inform participants and interested parties about the Board
of Pension and Health Benefits and the Insurance and Benefit Programs
it administers. Any conflicts between the information on the Web Site
and the actual plan documents shall be resolved in favor of the plan document
which is the actual contract. This information is not intended to constitute
a contract between the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference or the Board of
Pension and Health Benefits and the user of the website. Only the actual
plan document can be relied on.
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