General Conference 2008
Supporting Materials

General Conference 2008: Legislative Changes Impacting General Board of Pension and Health Benefits Plans and Programs

This brochure summarizes some of the petitions impacting GBOPHB participants submitted by GBOPHB—as well as petitions affecting plans and programs administered by GBOPHB that were submitted by others. All of the petitions submitted by GBOPHB were approved by General Conference 2008.

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General Conference 2008 Petition Summaries

This is an overview of the legislative petitions that the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (GBPHB) has submitted to General Conference 2008. Complete petitions are available in the legislative petitions section.

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Denominational Health Task Force—Highlights Brochure

This booklet highlights the legislative petitions (aligned with the four Task Force recommendations) the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (GBOPHB) will submit to General Conference 2008. Complete petitions are available in the legislative petitions section.

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Denominational Health Task Force—Video

General Conference 2004 directed the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits to examine the feasibility of a unified—mandatory—health plan for all U.S. conferences of The United Methodist Church. A Denominational Health Task Force was assembled to undertake the charge. The Task Force research brought new dimensions of health to light—confirming through surveys and studies that, in some ways, clergy are not as healthy as the general population. The Task Force findings and the conclusions drawn from them, resulted in four recommendations addressing clergy and lay employee health in support of the mission and ministry of the Church. This video highlights the four recommendations with interviews from Task Force members.

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