We will be joined by Katherine Yarnell of the Iowa United Methodist Foundation, Brad Crossley of the United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina and Wesley Palmer of the Preacher’s Aid Society of New England. Our panelists will speak about their very low interest loan programs to help clergy reduce and manage student and consumer debt. Currently, their programs combined have 96 active loans totaling $3.58 million.

Join us to hear the impact of their programs, insights about getting started, and important learnings from their experience.

Time for questions and conversation with the panelists will follow their presentations.

To register for this event, visit: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/webinarclergydebt2019

Why should I attend? Clergy debt, especially student loan debt, has become an increasing challenge causing financial stress and hardship. Read our case statement on clergy debt to learn why debt refinancing is a top priority of the Clergy Financial Well-Being Initiative.

Who should attend: Any United Methodist with passion to ensure the financial well-being of United Methodist clergy, including: board members and staff of United Methodist foundations; United Methodist credit union staff and board members; annual conference clergy leadership development staff; conference benefits officers; conference treasurers; bishops; seminary leaders. 

The webinar will be hosted on Zoom at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/375249088  

Questions? Contact Bonnie Marden at clergyfinance@wespath.org or Dale Jones at djones@wespath.org or by phone 847-866-2715.