{"id":3831,"date":"2025-05-08T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:22","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-louisburg-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/05\/extension-ministry-spotlight-louisburg-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: Louisburg College"},"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. Laura Wittman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Laura Wittman serves as Chaplain of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.louisburg.edu\/campus-life\/spiritual-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louisburg College<\/a> and Professor of Old and New Testament, as well as Coordinating Pastor of <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/lighthouse-congregations\/\">NC Conference Lighthouse Congregations<\/a>. She is an ordained elder currently in her 18th year of ministry. Her husband, Rev. 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Wittman serves as the chaplain of Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC. Each week, she gets the opportunity to engage with students through worship, teaching, and one-on-one pastoral care. Every Tuesday, they have worship, and the services have increased in attendance throughout the course of the year. She also teaches Old Testament and New Testament classes, which allows her the opportunity to get to know a large majority of students on a personal basis. 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