Company Profile

Company Overview

Wespath Benefits and Investments is a 2017, 2018 and 2019 Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work® and a 2018 and 2019 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work®. Wespath is a not-for-profit administrative agency of The United Methodist Church, responsible for the general supervision and administration of retirement, health and welfare benefit plans and programs, and investment fund management for more than 100,000 active and retired clergy and lay employees in the U.S. and around the world.

Specialties:
Our operations include retirement services, the Center for Health, investment management, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, positive social purpose (PSP) lending, U.S. pension plans and global pension programs, health and welfare benefit plans. In service since 1908, Wespath has approximately $24 billion in assets under management. It ranks among the top 100 pension plans in the country and is the largest reporting denominational investor in the world. As the nation's largest faith-based pension fund, Wespath works globally with corporations to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, with a focus on responsible and sustainable investing.

A unique, values-driven benefits and investments organization, this Chicago-area employer is known as “a great place to work.” The Glenview, IL headquarters building was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for efficiencies in the building’s design, construction, operation and maintenance. Wespath strives to lessen its environmental impact, reinforcing the organization’s core value of stewardship. The agency has received Best Employees for Healthy Lifestyles and Eye on Health awards, has its own walking path and provides incentive programs that focus on the well-being of its employees.