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What if God is big enough to love all and exclude none?  God is!

Imagine doing something good for the church — and earning a tangible reward for yourself. Not as surprising as it sounds when you participate in the Cornerstone Fund, a unique financial ministry that benefits both the individuals and churches of the United Church of Christ.

Investing from the Heart, Building for the Future

The Cornerstone Fund was created in 1995 to offer loans to local churches and other organizations related to the United Church of Christ for virtually any property-related project. Working much like a bank, the Cornerstone Fund offers interest-bearing investments to United Church of Christ churches and members – and that principal is used in turn to fund loans to other churches and organizations throughout the denomination.     Learn more

Congregational Vitality

Disaster Response - Gulf oil spill relief efforts

Faith Practices - Worship, Learning and Serving for Vital Congregations.  A new online resource for your entire congregation.

Faith Practices is a new project of the United Church of Christ which will provide resources for worship, learning, and serving, on 24 faith practices. Resources on four practices of faith will become available each year for six years. The resources will be available for use by local churches beginning in September 2010.    More

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Insurance Board website

Insurance Board Webinar Series for Lay Leaders & Church Employees

Insurance Board offers electrical inspection service to churches.

i.UCC  - online community for your faith journey

Pension Boards

Stewardship and Church Finance Resources

Stillspeaking.com

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Our church insurance program

Property and liability insurance for local churches through the UCC


The Conferences of the United Church of Christ Insurance Board is a nonprofit program of property and liability insurance for United Church of Christ and Christian Church congregations. It is owned and operated by 38 UCC Conferences.

The Insurance Board originated when UCC churches in California decided to insure together to guarantee full replacement value at affordable costs and to obtain adequate earthquake coverage.  The program was so successful that it grew to become national in scope.

The Insurance Board provides extensive property and liability converge to local UCC congregations. The agents listed below offer insurance for your church and are willing to meet with church councils and boards.

  

March 2010

UCC Insurance Board Launches Abuse Prevention Training for Churches and Camps

United Church of Christ Insurance Board (IB) is pleased to announce the launch of its new free on-line sexual abuse prevention training program in cooperation with Praesidium, the national leader in abuse risk management. The Program is available now for IB participants. 

Praesidium’s training program, known as ARMATUS®, offers IB participants the ability to teach their volunteers and employees best practices in preventing sexual abuse.  

“We are extremely excited to be able to offer this program to our participants,” says Cathy Green, United Church of Christ Insurance Board President & CEO. “Not only does it teach how to keep children safe, but it also teaches churches how to protect themselves from false allegations of abuse.” Green continues, “Subsidizing this program so that it is free for our participants, is just one more way we can fulfill our Mission. We encourage all of our participants to go to our site to see the tremendous value in this program.”  

Read more at  http://uccib.org/content/view/47/113/.

Visit the Safe Church Workbench, where you can learn how to participate in the program.

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Insurance agents serving the Ohio Conference

Central Southeast Association, Eastern Ohio Association and Northwest Ohio Association

Rupp Agency
Ben Rupp
1890 Northwest Blvd, Ste 12
Columbus, Ohio  43212
800-282-9258
614-486-5911   
FAX 614-486-2492
Western Reserve Association

Richey-Barrett Company
John Bouhall
24976 Center Ridge Rd
Westlake, Ohio 44145-5611

440/ 835-4800  
FAX 440/ 835-6991

Conferences of the United Church of Christ Insurance Board

Ms. Cathy Greene, President & CEO
UCC Insurance Board
700 Prospect Avenue, 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
Toll Free Tel: 1-800-437-8830
Office Tel: 216-736-3237
Fax: 216-736-3239
E-Mail: Cathy Green
Visit the Insurance Boards website for more information.

   

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Webinar series for church lay leaders and employees

Recently, the Insurance Board launched a webinar training series, a learning opportunity for church leaders/employees that focuses on safety and issues affecting your churches and ministries.  Use of the internet permits you to learn from your home/office in an interactive environment.  You have the choice of participating throughout the session, ask questions, and share information.

To view the list of upcoming sessions, and to register, go here:

https://InsuranceBoard.ilinc.com  (note there is no www)

Click next to the session(s) you want to register for and then scroll to the bottom of the list to click “register”. You will be asked to enter your name and email because you will receive confirmations and reminders.

Recordings are available for these past topics:

• Church Tenants and Your Liability

• Maintaining Your Church with Contractors or Volunteers

• The New Church Usher

Go to the same site and click on the Join tab.  Select a recorded session by clicking on Open.

Advantages of learning through a Webinar

  • Learn from home or office using the Internet and the latest webinar technology

  • Learn in real time in an interactive environment with the session leader and your peers all over the country.

  • You have the choice of participating by voice or private chat throughout the sessions.

  • You can get answers and share information in real time. 

If there are other subjects you want to learn about, please contact Carl Kotheimer at the Insurance Board via email or phone: 216.736.3244. 

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Ohio Conference UCC, 6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 100, Columbus OH 43229  •  800-282-0740
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Insurance Board offers electrical inspection service

Spring 2010

When many of our participating churches were built, electrical demands were basically light and heat. Computers and audio/video equipment, air conditioning, and the needs of day care programs are placing demands on electrical systems that could never be anticipated in the original design.

Electrical systems are taken for granted and often neglected until there’s a problem.  Electrical panels are beyond capacity. Often, they have been tended to by amateurs or low bidders taking shortcuts while adding new circuits.

In addition, dangerous dust is collecting, and connections are loose and getting hot. Out of sight, out of mind. Until tragedy strikes.

The Insurance Board provides an electrical inspection service through TEGG, a unit of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.  For a small investment of $225 (subsidized by the IB), your church may have major electrical systems inspected by a licensed electrician specially trained by TEGG.

You will receive an allowance of $500 towards the repair of “critical” and “severe” items found during inspection as well.

We encourage you to call your Insurance Board agent to discuss the value of an electrical inspection.  To arrange for an inspection under the IB program, contact Carl Kotheimer at 216.736. 3244, or ckotheimer@InsuranceBoard.org.

 
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•  614-885-0722  •   ohioucc@ocucc.org