The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits to Hold Public Forum

For Immediate Release
August 10, 2007

Contact: Colette Nies, Managing Director—Communications
(847) 866-4296 or cnies@gbophb.org

Evanston, IL—The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church (General Board) invites interested constituents to a Public Forum on Monday, September 17, 2007. The forum will be held at the Renaissance O’Hare Suites in Chicago (773-380-9600), 8500 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL, and tentatively scheduled between 11:00-11:30 a.m., Central time.

The General Board's Public Forum is designed to allow the board of directors to hear concerns of constituents from across the Church. The session provides concerned individuals the opportunity to make a presentation to the directors during the course of their regularly scheduled board meeting.

To place your name and topic on the agenda, call Colette Nies by September 10, 2007 at 1-800-269-2244, extension 4296, or e-mail Colette at cnies@gbophb.org

About the General Board

The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits is a not-for-profit administrative agency of The United Methodist Church, responsible for the general supervision and administration of the retirement, health and welfare benefit plans, programs and funds for more than 74,000 active and retired clergy and lay employees of the Church.

The General Board manages and invests over $16 billion dollars in assets.

As a socially responsible investor, the General Board is actively involved in shareholder advocacy, proxy voting, portfolio screening and community investing.