ST. LOUIS, Missouri, December 8, 2020 – Concordia Plans was announced as the winner of the 2020 Business Health Culture Award at the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition’s (BHC) 38th Annual Member Business Meeting today. Serving a national workforce of over 28,000 employees at more than 6,000 ministries, Concordia Plans becomes one of only seven employers to be recognized with the annual distinction, including past winners Parkway School District and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC.

“At Concordia Plans our vision is healthy and engaged workers serving in thriving ministries,” said James Sanft, President and CEO of Concordia Plan Services of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. “Our team does a fantastic job of supporting those workers through their life events and stepped up in 2020 to serve a membership that faced unprecedented challenges. We are dedicated to providing resources that care for the health and well-being of our own team and their families and that can positively impact the way they serve and all aspects of their lives. We are very thankful for this great honor.”

Created in 2014 by employers of the BHC’s Wellness Roundtable, the Business Health Culture Award recognizes organizations for their innovative and comprehensive approaches to improving the well-being of employees and their family members. The award application was modeled with careful consideration of best practices in the corporate wellness field, as defined by national research organizations, academia, and the employer sector.

“As a BHC member and local employer, Concordia Plans has consistently demonstrated itself as a leader in advancing well-being in the workplace and in our community,” explained Louise Probst, Executive Director of the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition. “Concordia Plans has successfully created a culture of health for its workers and families by embedding wellness into its organizational mission and strategic goals. In 2020, Concordia Plans quickly adapted to the challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue supporting the physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social factors that impact employee health and happiness on a daily basis.”

To learn more about the award process and resources to support employee and community health, please visit www.stlbhc.org/page/WorkplaceWell-being.

About the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition
The St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition (BHC) is a nonprofit organization representing over 70 leading employers, which provide health benefits to thousands of lives locally and millions nationally. For 38 years, the BHC has worked to achieve its mission of supporting employer efforts to improve the well-being of their employees and enhance the quality and overall value of their investments in health benefits. To accomplish these aims, the BHC centers its work on providing pertinent research, resources, and educational opportunities to help employers understand best practices for the strategic design (and informed use) of benefits to facilitate high-quality, affordable health care. To learn more, please visit www.stlbhc.org or follow the BHC on Twitter and LinkedIn.