{"id":3786,"date":"2025-04-15T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:25","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-jvs-religious-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/04\/extension-ministry-spotlight-jvs-religious-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: JVS Religious Outreach"},"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. Joy K. Van Staalduinen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Joy K. 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