The Rev. Dr. Richard W. Brandon of Wildwood, Missouri, a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ in Chesterfield, Missouri, has served as an Annuitant Visitor for four years on behalf of the Pension Boards. He shares about one special visit with a widow named “Emma” (not her real name).
Nearly 150 Annuitant Visitors, including 30 new recruits, along with their spouses and partners, six regional deans, and Pension Boards’ staff, gathered September 7-10 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the annual Annuitant Visitor Seminar.
Teladoc: Hurricane Irma
If you are in the evacuation zones in Florida, you may request a call from a Teladoc doctor free of charge. Teladoc doctors are U.S. board-certified internists, state-licensed family practitioners, and pediatricians licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. and living in the U.S.
This option is available to everyone. For information, visit https://www.teladoc.com/irma.
To request a visit, please call 1.855.221.0370 and one of Teladoc’s member services agents will help you.
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Hurricane Harvey Service Alert from Express Scripts
We can help you get your medicine. If you’re in an affected area, we’re holding your prescription deliveries. If you have access to a retail pharmacy, please have them call the Express Scripts Pharmacy Help Desk. If you still need help, call us at 1.800.939.3781.
If you experience problems while attempting to call the Pension Boards, such as a busy signal or disconnection, it may be due to construction currently under way in our offices at 475 Riverside Drive in New York City, which has resulted in brief service outages. Please try your call again, or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Construction is expected to run through the end of October. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.
“ A Time for New Things” — A Summary Report of the 103 rd Annual Meeting
“A Time for New Things" was the theme of President and CEO Brian R. Bodager’s report to members and guests, during the 103rd annual meeting of The Pension Boards-United Church of Christ, Inc. (Pension Boards), held Friday, May 12, 2017, at The Interchurch Center in New York City. The Rev. Dr. Rodney Franklin, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, convened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), and welcomed attendees.
As she listened to an update Sunday on a resolution passed four years ago urging all settings of the church to divest from fossil fuel companies, Laura Keating texted her pastor, asking if their church had divested.
The answer: no. And not likely to happen due to "oil barons" serving as trustees.
Dismayed, Keating, a Member in Discernment from the Montana Conference, stood up at the hearing and asked: "How can we make changes in churches when the culture is very pro-fossil fuel?"
Dr. John D. Ordway, who served as Executive Vice President of the Pension Boards from 1975 until his retirement in 1994, died April 3, 2017 in Naples, Florida, at the age of 89.
The 16th GSAM Symposium took place on April 4-5 and convened a distinguished group of investors and thought leaders who discussed inflection points they believe would shape global markets and trends. PBUCC Chief Investment Officer David A. Klassen was among the participants in a panel discussion on the topic, "The Future of ESG and Impact Investing."
Taylor Jordan, Head of AIMS Imprint, Goldman Sachs
David Klassen, Chief Investment Officer, Pension Boards United Church of Christ
Elizabeth Lewis, Head of Sustainable Investing, World Resources Institute
Moderated by: Hugh Lawson, Global Head of GSAM Institutional Client Strategy, Goldman Sachs
Beginning January 1st, 2017, opposite-gender domestic partners are eligible for coverage under the UCC Medical and Dental Benefits Plan (includes Non-Medicare Plan, Medicare Supplement Plan with Rx, and Dental Plan). Applications will be accepted beginning November 1st, 2016. Eligible participants are those who have been in a relationship for at least six months and can provide documentation of financial interdependence. Participants currently in a relationship of less than six months may enroll upon completion of their six month anniversary. In order to apply for coverage, the following forms must be completed: Medical and Dental Benefits Enrollment Application; Domestic Partnership Statement of Financial Interdependence; and Certification of Domestic Partner as Dependent or Non-Dependent Form. Please check back in the coming weeks for the availability of these forms.
For questions regarding this benefit, please contact the Health Plan Operations team at 1.800.642.6543, ext. 2870.