July West Virginia United Methodist
The current issue of the West Virginia United Methodist is in mailboxes this week and online in a couple of different formats.
This month's issue includes a summary and photos from Annual Conference, and a commentary by Rev. Christopher Gudger-Raines on clergy health. He encourages clergy to view their health as a spiritual issue. Check it out!
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Fill it up!
Help fill the Conference Disaster Response Trailer
Hundreds of residents in Boone, McDowell, Mingo, and Logan
counties have been cleaning up after flood waters swept through the region June
12. The Conference Disaster Response Team
has been on the ground, working to help communities rebuild.
The new Disaster Response Trailer...fill it up!  |
Funds are needed to complete the outfitting of the
Conference Disaster Response Trailer. "We
need about $3500.00 to get all the gear we need," said Conference Disaster
Response co-Coordinator, Rev. Dan Lowther.
"This will enable us to really serve folks when things like this happen." He says current funds for trailer supplies
total about $2300.00.
Want to help with the $1200.00 left needed to fill the trailer?
Make a check out to the Conference Treasurer. Please write '#920, Disaster Trailer' in the
memo line. Churches, if you take up
special offerings, please use remittance forms with the same fund number. Send
them to:
The United Methodist Center
Office of the Conference Treasurer
P.O. box 2469
Charleston, WV, 25329
If your church would like to send a work team, contact the
following pastors who serve as district disaster response coordinators:
Rev. Bryan Baker (Midland South District)
Claypool UM Charge
mr.missions@gmail.com
304.583.9588 (office)
304.583.7939 (home)
Rev. Stephen Rector (Southern District)
Bluewell UM Charge
methodistrectorr@aol.com
304.589.5378 (office)
304.325.2293 (home)
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VBS Roundup
This summer, we'll be featuring VBS sessions from around the Conference on wvumc.org and via Facebook and Twitter. Send us your pictures and stories! Post on the Facebook wall or e-mail the communications team with your submission.
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Health Care Changes
Several changes to conference-funded health care for active
and retired participants were approved at Annual Conference in June.
Active participants in the conference health care program
will see an 18% jump in premium costs; to $548/month for singles, and
$1316/month for families.
Single coverage for retirees will increase from $56/month to
$135 per month; and from $113/month to $270/month for family
coverage. The Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits reported in the
pre-conference workbook that the rationale for the increase is premiums
collected last year from retirees was $320,000, while costs were $2,016,000 for
the same group.
Medicare eligible participants will also be shifted to
Medicare Part D for prescription drug coverage, a move that projects a net
savings of $600,000 for the Conference. Conference will pick up 50% of prescription costs to participants who fall
in the 'doughnut hole'; this will provide significant support to retirees with
high prescription costs.
Changes in premium costs and the shift to Medicare Part D
for those eligible will go into effect January 1, 2011.
A letter was sent to all plan participants earlier this
month with complete details and guidelines.
You can read the letter here.
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UMC Event coming to Charleston Civic Center
Aldersgate 2010 is a United Methodist national conference on
Spirit-filled living; it's the largest United Methodist Family Conference in
the U.S. www.Aldersgate2010.org
This year, it's coming to the Charleston Civic Center July
14-18, 2010. Evening sessions, July 14-17, 7:30PM - 9:30PM are free and
open to the public. Children, Youth and Adult sessions are available.
If you would like to volunteer to help with registration, greeting,
ushering, or child care, eed of nursery workers who can work three hour shifts,
July 14-18. If you are interested in helping please contact Cheryl
Wintz Withrow, clw2121@msn.com, (304)760-2121. Volunteers
receive a 50% discount to any daytime class or session.
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