Health insurance rates and default plan set for 2025
A new “default” plan and clergy flat rate (the portion of the premium paid by each church) are part of NIC clergy medical insurance for 2025. Last summer, the Northern Illin…
The Northern Illinois Conference has declared that racism is inconsistent with Christian teaching. Committed to that conviction, the conference promotes racial justice, equity, and inclusion through the Anti-Racism Task Force, the Learning Path, racial and ethnic fellowships and ministries, and the Northern Illinois Commission on Religion and Race.
The task force creates and supports opportunities for Northern Illinois United Methodists to confront and resist racism. Among its initiatives:
The plan provides abundant resources to deepen knowledge on race and anti-racism, plus plans of guided study for individuals and groups. Download the document.
The CCRR, with the assistance of The United Methodist Church's General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR), tracks the racial “health” of the Northern Illinois Conference, its churches, and its ministries. It forms connections to other groups working on advocating for racial justice, and provides guidance on concerns such as cross-cultural/cross-racial appointments of clergy. GCORR offers many resources for promoting interracial understanding, advocating for racial justice, and learning resources for groups and individuals.
A new “default” plan and clergy flat rate (the portion of the premium paid by each church) are part of NIC clergy medical insurance for 2025. Last summer, the Northern Illin…
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