{"id":3891,"date":"2025-07-01T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:01:18","slug":"extension-ministry-spotlight-methodist-home-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/clergy-life\/2025\/07\/extension-ministry-spotlight-methodist-home-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Ministry Spotlight: Methodist Home for Children"},"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. Bruce Stanley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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