Dimensions Newsletter
Published on: March 26, 2026
The Dimensions Newsletter supports your path to well-being with useful personal wellness information.

January 2026 Vol. 11 Issue 1
Read the full issue here, or jump to the articles that interest you most by clicking the links below:
- From Volatility to Opportunity: 6 Investment Themes That Shaped Financial Markets in 2025
- Winter Blues: Tips for Battling Seasonal Depression and Loneliness
- A Fresh Start for Your Future: Why You Should Review Your Retirement Contributions Now
- Weaving Connection and Care: Insights from The Tapestry Gathering
- Heeding John Wesley’s Counsel: Adding Movement to Your Workday
- Take a Snack Break: Quinoa and Cottage Cheese Slice Recipe

October 2025 Vol. 10 Issue 4
Read the full issue here, or jump to the articles that interest you most by clicking the links below:
- What Does It Mean to Be Methodist? A New Book Gets to the Heart of the Question
- Finding Financial Freedom: A Participant’s Journey Through Saving Grace
- Wespath and Wesleyan Impact Partners Host Church Property Strategic Summit
- HealthFlex Annual Election: Tips to Help You Save More
- Your Planner, Your Way: Online or By Phone
- Central Conference Pensions: Changing the Lives of United Methodist Retirees Around the World
- The Art of Forest Bathing: Taking John Wesley’s Advice to the “Open Air”
- Outdoors and On the Go: Chicken Curry Wrap with Mango Chutney Recipe

July 2025 Vol. 10 Issue 3
- From “Exceptional” to “Good” and Back Again: Frank’s Credit Score Journey
- Your Mission Deserves a Plan: Investment Wisdom for Leaders at Churches and Faith-Based Organizations
- Early Detection Pays Off: Blueprint for Wellness Helps Participant and His Doctor Spot Cancer
- Plant, Protect, Prosper: Gardening to Guard Your Health and Home
- Train Your Brain: Wespath Resources Crossword Puzzle

April 2025 Vol. 10 Issue 2
- Riding the Waves of Change
- A Message from the CIO on Recent Stock Market Volatility
- As Equity Indexes Become More Concentrated, Is Risk Growing for Investors?
- Making the Most of Life in Retirement: Practical and Spiritual Insights
- Prebiotics vs. Probiotics—Plus a Prebiotic Aplenty Recipe
- Groove to Improve: Exploring the Holistic Benefits of Dance

January 2025 Vol. 10 Issue 1
- Navigating the New Year: Market Outlook and Tips for Savers in 2025
- The Call That Cost a Fortune: A True Cautionary Tale on Fraud Schemes
- Why You Should Consider Adding Running to Your Resolutions—Plus a Runner’s Recipe
- “Running Changed My Life”—Personal Stories and Words of Advice from Wespath’s Staff
- Young Clergy Talk About Saving for Retirement
- Recipes for Success: How to Thrive in Both Investing and Baking

October 2024 Vol. 9 Issue 4
- Notes from Fellow Travelers: One Clergy Couple’s Take on Savings and Ministry
- How Will the Presidential Election Impact My Investments?
- 10 Tips for a Healthy Marriage
- Refinancing Programs Offer Clergy a Lifeline to Debt Relief and Financial Stability
- Was John Wesley Right? How Plant-Based Diets Stand the Test of Time—Plus a Recipe from Wesley’s World
- Resources for Wespath Benefit Plan Participants Affected by Natural Disasters

July 2024
Vol. 9 Issue 3
- HealthFlex Offers a Helping Hand During Reappointment Season
- 3 Tips to Avoid Investment Scams and Financial Fraudsters
- Catching a Tailwind: Bicycling Clergy Gets a Boost from Wespath and EY Financial Planning Services
- Sweet Solutions: Deconstructing Sugar Alternatives and a Recipe for Homemade Ice Cream
- Our Next CIO Learned Valuable Lesson While Working at Local Grocery Store
- Money Matters—An Interview with Rev. Cary James, Jr. on the State of Clergy Financial Well-Being

May 2024
Vol. 9 Issue 2
- Learning Your ABC’s: The Language of Vitamins—and a Refreshing Gazpacho Recipe
- Your Mental Health Matters: Nurturing Emotional Well-Being for Happier Communities
- Meet Your Wespath Care Coordinators: Simplifying Your Health Care Journey, One Call at a Time
- Votes Are In: How General Conference Results May Affect You
- 3 Tips for Managing Change— from Wespath’s Senior Leadership Team

January 2024
Vol. 9 Issue 1
- Message from Wespath’s General Secretary
- Beyond the Hype: Financial Well-Being as a Year-Round Commitment
- Early Detection Pays Off: Blueprint for Wellness Helps Participant and His Doctor Spot Cancer
- How to Talk to Kids About Money—From Wespath’s Team
- Reality Bites: Debunking Food Myths for a New Year, New You—Plus a Healthy Spin on the Viral Salmon Rice Bowl
- Setting the Stage: Market Outlook and Tips for Savers in the New Year

October 2023
Vol. 8 Issue 4
- From Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Survivor: A Journey of Strength and Resilience
- A Historian’s Guide to Looking Ahead
- At the Movies: An Investor’s Take on “Dumb Money”
- Halloween Happenings: What John Wesley’s Ghost Story Teaches Us
- Caffeine Doesn’t Have To Be So Spooky: Coffee Mythbusters and a Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe

July 2023
Vol. 8 Issue 3
- The Science Behind Universal Happiness
- I’m Ok. You’re Ok. Are Clergy Ok? Clergy Survey Shows Well-Being Trends
- It’s Never Too Late (or Too Early) to Prepare for Retirement
- Learn 3 Ways Your Investments Are Making a Real-World Impact!
- Picnic in the Park: Chicken Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe

April 2023
Vol. 8 Issue 2
- When Caring for Your Well-Being Pays Off—Literally
- Strong Partnership Builds Foundation for Better Retirement
- Putting the Pause in Menopause: Q&A with Virgin Pulse Coach on Menopause and Women’s Health
- “I’ve Got a Lot on My Plate”: A Meal-Prep Guide for the Busy
- Recipe: Spaghetti with Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Sauce
- Challenge Yourself! Do you know these 10 Key Financial Terms?
- Why Organizations are Calculating Their Carbon Footprint

January 2023
Vol. 8 Issue 1