{"id":5149,"date":"2026-06-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/?p=5149"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:11:36","slug":"north-carolina-conference-welcomes-new-director-of-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/2026\/06\/north-carolina-conference-welcomes-new-director-of-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Conference Welcomes New Director of Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that Ryan Kuecks will serve as the Director of Communications, beginning July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/connectional-ministries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/rkuecks.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kuecks brings more than 12 years of communications experience within The United Methodist Church, along with a passion for storytelling and connectional ministry. 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