General Conference 2020 (2024) Updates
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
The Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church seeks a full-time Benefits and Human Resources Officer.
The responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
This position as well as that of the Conference Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services are currently vacant.
"Our conference has been without a conference benefits and human resources officer since the death of our Woody Bedell," the previous conference benefits officer, almost three years ago, says Rev. Katherine Paisely, chair of the NIC Board of Pensions. "During these past few years, our insurance and health benefits programs have undergone a number of changes. Understanding our benefits has become increasingly difficult. With another series of changes anticipated in the next few years, providing someone to help us explain those changes and assist our clergy in making decisions to best provide for their needs has become urgent."
"It is for this reason that we decided to move towards filling this crucial role as soon as possible. The General Board of Finance and Administration is assisting us with our search process."
Applications are being accepted until Oct. 18.
Detailed position information and instructions on how to apply
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
Early in the morning of 18 April 2024, 22 members of the Northern Illinois Conference Anti-Racism Task Force, many of whom had participated in last year’s Civil…
As I begin my retirement from appointed ministry in the Northern Illinois Conference, I recall the mentors who gave me hope and encouraged high expectations.
The art and culture of different ethnicities is the 2024 focus for the NIC Anti-Racism Task Force series. They will piece together a variety of experiences and learn…