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In Sympathy: Susan Keck

Susan D. Keck, spouse of Rev. Donald C. Keck, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Oct. 17, 2024.

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 Illinois Conference Board of Pensions set the 2025 clergy flat rate to $1,850. Churches will contribute this amount toward the insurance premium for each of their appointed full-time clergy (and partner or family).

In Sympathy: Francine Taylor-Thirus

Rev. Francine Taylor-Thirus, a retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Oct. 8, 2024.

Bishop Dan Schwerin Asks for Protection and Support of Clergy in Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Appointments

As the news media report an increase of white Christian nationalist rhetoric, we are seeing that inhospitality toward people who were not born in the U.S. and clergy serving in cross-racial appointments is increasing.

Northern Illinois Conference and Naperville Korean Breakaway Group Agree to Settlement

The Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church in August signed a settlement with a breakaway faction of the former Naperville (Ill.) Korean United Methodist Church, amicably resolving a disagreement over the rightful ownership of the church building and other assets.

Bishop Schwerin Urges: Pray for Election Neighborliness

Bishop Dan Schwerin urges Northern Illinois United Methodists to pray for the U.S. and local election processes during their private and public worship prayer times. "We have an opportunity to practice election neighborliness with our words and deeds," he says.