{"id":3769,"date":"2025-04-07T12:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3769"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:25","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-camp-chestnut-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/04\/extension-ministry-spotlight-camp-chestnut-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: Camp Chestnut Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our series that spotlights NC Conference pastors serving in extension ministries. Read about other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/tag\/extension-ministers\">extension ministers<\/a>&nbsp;as these stories are published weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rev. Adam Ledbetter-Bock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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