Tag: Benefits
Don’t miss out on free money
Are you aware of how much you’re contributing to your United Methodist Personal Investment Plan (UMPIP) pension account? Specifically, do you know what percentage of your salary that amount represents?… Continue Reading Don’t miss out on free money
Vaccines: Love thy neighbor in action
Recently, I took my daughter for her annual wellness visit, which inevitably includes vaccinations. Like most kids, she’s not a fan of needles (who is?), so her nerves were on… Continue Reading Vaccines: Love thy neighbor in action
Keep Your Church I-9s Up to Date
In the Benefits Office, we manage several Human Resources administrative functions for the Conference. It’s important for us to remind all churches, as employers, of the requirement to maintain Form… Continue Reading Keep Your Church I-9s Up to Date
Keep an eye on vision
The other day I had a moment of experiencing a strange element in my vision. It resolved itself within minutes and I’m still not sure what happened, but it served… Continue Reading Keep an eye on vision
Have you had a recent life change?
If you’ve had a recent life change (a new child, a marriage) we want to remind everyone that you have a 30-day window to make changes to your health care… Continue Reading Have you had a recent life change?
New Parental Leave Policy
The Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits (CBOPHB) is pleased to announce a new Parental Leave Policy that seeks to enable all clergy to take the parental leave they… Continue Reading New Parental Leave Policy
National Men’s Health Month
I recently preached for the first time in nine months. It was on Mother’s Day and I challenged us to realize that, while on Mother’s Day we seek to lift… Continue Reading National Men’s Health Month
Wespath Online
Did you know you can access your Pension Account information online through Benefits Access? You can see contributions made to date, run a retirement projection, update beneficiaries, and more. Wespath… Continue Reading Wespath Online
We are here for you
I was recently talking with some clergy about how hard ministry can be. One person said that it can be hard to be vulnerable because we don’t always know how… Continue Reading We are here for you
Check out our website!
Did you know that we have a ton of information on our website? You can go to benefits.michiganumc.org and find information on all the programs that we offer. You can… Continue Reading Check out our website!