{"id":3699,"date":"2025-03-11T10:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:29","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-authoracare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/03\/extension-ministry-spotlight-authoracare\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: AuthoraCare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/tag\/extension-ministers\">extension ministers<\/a>\u00a0as these stories are published weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rev. Carolyn Burrus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Carolyn Burrus grew up in Western North Carolina attending a small rural church near Pilot Mountain\u2014a three-point charge. 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