GLENVIEW, Ill. — Wespath Benefits and Investments, the United Methodist pension agency, has released answers to frequently asked questions related to church disaffiliations and the potential departure of annual conferences. Bottom line: Wespath says both departing churches and conferences still …
First Aid for Mental Health Events by Wespath
Live Virtual Events—March 10 and 24 One in every five Americans (52.9 million people) experience mental illness each year The signs of someone struggling with mental health are often subtle, leaving many conditions undetected and therefore undiagnosed and untreated. It’s …
Hendren aiming for stability at Wespath
Prudent investing is complicated at any time. But as Andrew Hendren works to get his sea legs as the new top executive at Wespath Benefits and Investments, the outlook is downright dizzying…
New benefits associate enjoys serving people
The Rev. Joy Griffin (jgriffin@epaumc.org), a Licensed Local Pastor, is the EPAUMC’s new Benefits Support Associate in the Conference Benefits Office, succeeding Madeline Gonzalez-Lopez, who retired Sept. 30 after 15 years of employment. Griffin spent September training with Lopez to learn the …
Some HealthFlex participants eligible to share in BCBS settlement
Wespath will send an e-mail and follow-up letter to HealthFlex primary participants in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) network this week to inform them that some participants are eligible to share in the settlement proceeds stemming from …
UMPIP Billing Change as of April 1, 2021
Exciting news! Paying a pastor’s UMPIP contribution will be simplified with your April Remittance Statement. The Eastern PA Conference is participating in a test group of conferences in preparation for pension changes following the General Conference. As of April 1, 2021, …
Virtual One-on-One Meetings with Wespath
In past years the Board of Benefits has offered one-on-one interviews with a Wespath representative during Annual Conference. While we hope to return to this model in the future, during this new season of continued distancing, we are able to …
Necessitous Grant Applications
The purpose of these grants is to assist qualifying persons (as defined herein), as determined by the Necessitous Grants Committee on an individual basis, with the basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, health care, and other needs when they are …