Featuring the recognition of 2025 Licensing School graduates, 2025 Course of Study graduates, 2025 retirees, and newly certified lay pulpit supply and ministers. The Passing the Mantle ceremony in which a 2025 retiree passes the mantle of spiritual leadership to a member of the 2025 commissioning class also takes place within this service.
Preacher: Ryan Hudnall, Della Lamb Community Services
About Ryan Hudnall
Ryan Hudnall serves as the Executive Director of Della Lamb Community Services and joined Della Lamb in that role in 2019.
Hudnall received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Truman State University, double majoring in accounting and business administration with a minor in economics. During his time at Truman State, Hudnall was recognized as the 2007 Wall Street Journal’s Student Achievement Award Winner and designated the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Business Administration (2007) and Outstanding Graduate Student in Accounting (2008).
Hudnall joined the international public accounting firm KPMG in Kansas City, serving for seven years as a Certified Public Accountant in the audit practice. While at KPMG, Hudnall was a nominee for the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Volunteerism and was granted multiple sabbaticals for short-term leave to reflect upon issues facing those across the globe, including a six-month stint in Haiti in 2014 to reflection upon the intersection of poverty, orphan care, education and economic development. In 2015, Hudnall joined The Global Orphan Project as Engagement Director, supporting development efforts for international and domestic initiatives. Hudnall’s efforts to support vulnerable and marginalized children at The Global Orphan Project led him to Lebanon, where the hospitality and service of a local church toward Syrian refugees changed the trajectory of his life.
During his tenure at Della Lamb, Della Lamb’s Refugee Services team has grown from six to 50 team members and was an active participant in Operation Allies Welcome, the United States’ initiative to support Afghans following the fall of Kabul in August 2021. Since August 2019, Della Lamb has resettled more than 1,300 individuals and has supported thousands more who are striving to find safety, stability, and opportunity in Kansas City.
Hudnall is married to Sadye, a fellow Kansan and Certified Public Accountant. He is a passionate Kansas City Chiefs fan, enjoys sweet potatoes and pistachios, is a striving amateur photographer, and believes in the power of generosity and hospitality to transform any local community.