Conference Extends Virgin HealthMiles Walking Program To Family and Friends

The conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits announced recently that it has extended participation in the Virgin HealthMiles walking program to family and friends of those who have enrolled in the program.   "Imagine the potential to encourage physical activity and good health by sharing the program with other family members, Staff-Parish Relations Committees, or as a church-sponsored activity," said the Rev. Don Emmert, Conference Benefits Officer.   Family...

Central Conference Pension Initiative Visits Define $25 Million Challenge Goal

by United Methodist Communications   Nashville, Tenn. – For the Rev. Charles Horace, a retired Liberian pastor, life without a pension was a daily struggle. He recalls weeks in which he would “just live on water” for two or three days.   But through the Liberia pension fund, Horace now receives a quarterly pension benefit made possible by gifts to the Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI). “If I were not a United Methodist pastor, who would have...

Conference Launches Virgin HealthMiles Walking Program

In cooperation with The General Board of Pension & Health Benefits Center for Health, the Detroit Conference Board of Pension & Health Benefits is launching a new wellness program - the Virgin HealthMiles walking program - aimed at enabling participants to get active by walking. Enrollment for the program begins today (December 9, 2009). The Detroit Conference is the first annual conference to implement this program outside of the conferences enrolled in the GBOPHB's HealthFlex health...