{"id":9796,"date":"2024-10-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/bishop\/?p=9796"},"modified":"2024-10-10T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:41:54","slug":"bishop-shelton-announces-cabinet-transition-beginning-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/bishop\/2024\/10\/bishop-shelton-announces-cabinet-transition-beginning-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Shelton Announces Cabinet Transition Beginning January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we continue to \u201cright-size\u201d in the North Carolina Conference, Bishop Shelton announces a Cabinet transition, effective January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ncc-staff-sq-tlain1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Tara Lain\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rev. Tara Lain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ncc-staff-sq-jstrother1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Jon Strother\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rev. Jon Strother<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Tara Lain, current Harbor District Superintendent, will become the District Superintendent of the Harbor (39 churches) and Sound (43 churches) Districts on January 1, 2025. Rev. 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