Ministry Opportunities |

Is your church searching for a new Pastor?

The National Minister is available to assist Pastoral Search Committees in the search process to find a biblically grounded, evangelical pastor. For more information, contact the national office at 877-424-1472 or natmin@evangelicalassociation.org.

ILLINOIS – Eden Church of Edwardsville, Illinois (suburban St. Louis) is seeking a Director of Worship Arts. This individual would be responsible for planning, directing, development, and performance of the ministry of Worship Arts at Eden Church. Selecting Christian music for the congregation, weekly planning, rehearsing, and leading of Sunday Worship in conjunction with the Senior Pastor. Directing rehearsals and performances of choral, instrumental, drama or other worship arts in both traditional and contemporary styles and fulfilling the current needs of the church’s ministry goals. Gathering and developing Worship Arts volunteers. Responsible for management of Worship Arts Media Team. Hours: 16-40 hours depending on agreed upon responsibilities. Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience. For detailed position description and/or to email a cover letter and resume, please contact: Jobs@edenchurch-edw.org

MASSACHUSETTS – Middleton Congregational Church, 66 Maple St., Middleton, MA 01949 (http://middleton.org ) is prayerfully seeking an experienced, energetic, evangelical Senior Pastor to lead our church. We are a conservative but unaffiliated Congregational Church with a rich history of serving our community by proclaiming the Gospel message in word and deed. The Pastor we seek should meet the following qualifications…

•Master of Divinity degree from an accredited, conservative seminary.

•Five years of ministry experience.

•Flexible with Infant and Adult baptism and baby dedication.

•An ability to instruct people with biblical insight, compassion, and practical application.

•A heart for outreach and discipleship.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send us the following…

•Cover letter

•Personal statement of faith, to include your positions on: baptism, ecumenism, eschatology, and the charismatic movement.

•Resume that includes your denominational affiliation, academic training, membership in civic/social organizations, secular and ministry work experience, web or blog-site, musical ability, publications.

•3 references

•Reason(s) for leaving your current ministry

•Any special family considerations

•Sample sermon (manuscript or web-link)

…by mail (ATTN: Pastoral Search Committee)

or email to admin@middleton.org

NORTH CAROLINA – Grace Lower Stone Reformed Church (recently affiliated with the Evangelical Association) is located near Rockwell, NC, approximately thirty miles Northeast of Charlotte. It is one of the oldest churches in North Carolina, organized around 1750 as a Reformed congregation. As such, we are looking for a pastor who appreciates our Reformed theology and traditions. The pastor we are seeking should have a Master of Divinity degree and will be a person of prayer who is a strong spiritual leader proclaiming the Bible as the true Word of our one and only God. The pastor should be someone who can both effectively minister to the sick, aged, and youth while also having a strong sense of direction for the church’s needs. Grace Lower Stone Reformed Church is financially stable with no debt, and offers a comprehensive salary/benefits package. The candidate can be assured that their resume will be prayerfully and confidentially reviewed and discussed as we follow God’s hand in our search for our next spiritual leader. A church profile and other information is available upon request. Thank you in advance for your consideration. For more information call: (704) 279-4176 (church office). Email: gracelowerstone@charlotte.twcbc.com Attention: Pastor Search Committee. Our website is: http://gracelowerstonechurch.org

NORTH DAKOTA – Beulah Congregational Church is seeking a full time pastor. Beulah Congregational Church is a historic church in Beulah N.D. We are a diverse congregation of all ages, from many different backgrounds, and from several different towns, but we find unity in our common faith in Jesus Christ. We are a reformational and evangelical church. We uphold key reformational beliefs such as the inspiration and authority of the Bible, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We observe two sacraments-Holy Baptism (including infant baptism) and Holy Communion. We are a family church. Our worship is inter-generational, we have an active Sunday School for all ages, youth programs for our children and children of the community (who don’t attend our church) and educational opportunities for men, women, youth, and children. To obtain a full profile of the church or to submit an application, please contact Marvin Sutheimer,Box 242, Zap, N.D. 58580, Phone (701)948-2805, or msutheimer@yahoo.com. Our Church website is http://beulahcongregational.com

OHIO – Trinity Church of New Lebanon, a non-denominational church (affiliated with the Evangelical Association) located in Southwest Ohio, is seeking a part-time Pastor. The ideal candidate should be a God-loving, God-serving individual with experience. We would like our new pastor to be an inspiring and caring person who is a good and effective presenter. The candidate should work well with both adults and children. To obtain a full profile of the church and to submit a resume, contact us at SearchCommittee@trinitychurchnl.org. Our Church website is www.trinitychurchnl.org.

OHIO – St. John’s Christian Church located in Northwest Ohio at 700 South Defiance St. in Archbold is seeking a full-time Pastor of Music and Worship. The ideal candidate should be a God-loving, God-serving individual with experience in planning and leading worship in various settings, and should possess musical talent – vocal and/or instrumental – to enrich peoples’ lives of faith. The candidate should work well with both adults and children and is preferred to have familiarity with audio-visual technology. For more information on the position, as well as the full job description, please go to https://stjohnsarchbold.org Resumes and cover letters can be sent to the attention of the Search Committee at office@stjohnsarchbold.org

PENNSYLVANIA – St. John’s Reformed Church, located in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, is seeking to fill the position of Senior Pastor to lead a church with a rich heritage. The ideal applicant should possess spiritual gifts in the areas of teaching, preaching, administration, discipleship, evangelism, leadership, and encouragement, and must have qualifications found in the Scriptures for elders and overseers, such as being above reproach, respected, loving, hospitable, self-controlled, humble, disciplined, and gentle. Interested applicants may inquire at: apply2021@stjohnsss.org or visit our website at www.stjohnsreformedchurch.org and click on the senior pastor position icon. We will then send to you the full application packet with more information about St. John’s and the pastoral qualifications. For further information or clarification, contact the Pastoral Search Committee at apply2021@stjohnsss.org

PENNSYLVANIA – St. John’s United Evangelical Protestant “Burry’s” Church seeks a part time youth director in Rochester, PA (http://burryschurch.org ). Do you believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God? Do you trust in Jesus Christ as your one and only savior? Are you looking for a way to spread the gospel to others? Do you want to share the good news in new ways? St. John’s United Evangelical Protestant “Burry’s” Church is looking for a leader to ignite our youth program. For a complete job description, contact us at: secretary@burryschurch.org

PENNSYLVANIA – Are you the pastor God has chosen for us? Salem Church in Waynesboro is a small, rural independent congregation (affiliated with the Evangelical Association) in south central Pennsylvania seeking a pastor to fill the full- time position vacated by the retirement, after 23 years, of the current pastor. We are biblically based, nurturing, service minded, and missions focused and looking for a new spiritual leader for our 120 active members. If you believe that God may be calling you for this position please send your resume to: Salem Church, 4881 Salem Church Rd., Waynesboro, PA 17268 or email to: salemchurch@pa.net Our website is: www.salemchurchpa.org

PENNSYLVANIA – St. John’s Morgan Hill in Easton, PA is looking for a full time Senior Pastor. We trace our beginnings at this location to 1842. Formerly a member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, then the United Church of Christ, we became an independent congregation and joined the EA in 2006.

We are seeking a pastor who will demonstrate a deep personal relationship with Jesus Christ, have earned a Master of Divinity degree from an accredited seminary, affirm historic confessions of the Reformed tradition including the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Heidelberg Catechism, be an Evangelical in dedication to reaching people in our community and the world with the Good News and saving grace of Jesus Christ, and be in agreement with the “Statement of Faith”, “Core Values”, and “Issues and Core Beliefs” of the EA. St. John’s Church primarily practices infant baptism and affirms the role of women in ministry.

Candidates who wish to explore this opportunity should email 1) a cover letter that includes a personal testimony with a description of sense of calling and how this position would fulfill that calling, 2) a resume, and 3) sample sermons, preferably video links for two or three sermons, to the Pastoral Search Committee at 18042forChrist@GMail.com.

Candidate review has begun and will continue until the successful candidate is chosen.

For more information on that, you can view their full church profile at https://drive.google.com/file/d/168AaPG-M4fNrRq78GkGc4hfUZlUtAysa/view

PENNSYLVANIA – Peace and St. Peter’s UCC Churches are seeking a full-time pastor. Known together as the Lykens Valley Charge, our churches are less than 5 miles apart and have a 50+ year history of sharing a pastor and working cooperatively to support each other. We are in rural Pennsylvania, just north of Harrisburg, yet we have a Wal-Mart within 5 miles of the churches. We have fishing on the river, golfing, walking trails, a wildlife park, and other fun things to do locally. Because larger cities are nearby, within a 45-minute drive, you will find universities, museums, sports venues, hospitals, state parks, and amusement parks. We are also within a 3-hour drive to New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Both churches are excited to begin a new journey with a pastor who will value our traditions, yet bring energy and new ideas to our congregations as we plan to grow our youth and young adult ministries by adding more contemporary components to our worship. If you value UCC Faithful and Welcoming Principles (http://faithfulandwelcoming.org a conservative fellowship in the UCC), singing praises to our Lord, and have a desire to partner with us to grow our ministry, we pray that the Spirit will move you to learn more about us. We can’t wait to meet you! Our future pastor should be willing seek ordination or recognition of ordination with the UCC. The Penn Central Conference of the UCC, of which we are a part, values and supports the diversity of both liberal and conservative churches in the conference. To obtain a full profile or obtain more information, please contact: Sherri Keiter-Reed, Search Committee Chairperson at sreed@epix.net . Peace Church Website: https://sites.google.com/site/peaceucc0316/home ( Please note that these churches are in the United Church of Christ denomination and are not part of the Evangelical Association. They have indicated an interest in expanding their search beyond their denomination into the EA. It will be up to the candidate and the search committee to determine if the candidate is a good theological fit for the congregation.)

PENNSYLVANIA – Immanuel Leidy’s church is seeking a full-time ordained minister for the position of Senior Pastor to serve our congregation. We are a reformed, non-denominational church, affirming that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God. We are a 400+ member church located in the Philadelphia suburbs, with 150+ year tenure serving the local community and the world. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a deep personal relationship with Jesus Christ which is evidenced in daily life and exhibited through the character qualities as described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7. The ideal candidate should be experienced in Biblically based,, expositional preaching that will both feed and challenge the flock in their spiritual growth. This position requires strong administrative skills that will lead and help develop 9+ staff and the elder board. We desire someone gifted in teaching the Word to a variety of ages and abilities of understanding and to arrange for learning opportunities across a spectrum of biblical themes. The candidate must be able to aid in developing the lay leadership both in their spiritual walk and their leadership qualities. Compensation package will include salary and benefits. Interested parties should read the full Job Description and follow the steps to apply at www.leidyschurch.org/jobs