Churches Seeking

For information on any of these vacancies, contact Thom Webster in the conference office.

Aaronsburg Charge (St Peter’s, Aaronsburg, PA & Salem, Spring Mills, PA)
Membership: 103
Salary: Compensation Guidelines/Parsonage
Position: Fulltime Pastor
Over the years, I have worked with many yoked parishes.  In most of them the individual congregations seemed more concerned about preserving their separate identities than in cooperatively serving their community.  Not so with the Aaronsburg Charge.  While members respect the history and ethos of their respective congregations, there is also an encompassing history and ethos of cooperation, service, and a common heart open to Christ’s leading binding the two congregations together. 

Zion, Blain, PA & Sandy Hill, Loysville, PA
Membership: Zion-163/Sandy Hill-28
Salary: Negotiable/Parsonage
Position: Fulltime Pastor
Two yoked rural congregations with a conservative ethos seeking a pastor to lead worship and visit the sick. The member-to-member relationships in both churches are strong and compassionate.

Zion’s Reformed, Ephrata, PA
Membership: 148
Salary: Negotiable
Position: Parttime Pastor
Ever appreciative of its German Reformed roots, Zion’s is a tradition-minded, but not tradition-bound congregation. Though its size has diminished over the years, there is a strong spirit arising from the leadership. The congregation is searching for a part-time pastoral leader who will refocus Zion’s vision from survivability to viability.

Grace, Lancaster, PA
Membership: 170
Salary: Conference Guidelines/Housing Allowance
Position: Intentional Interim Minister
Grace is a progressive thinking, open and affirming congregation located in an affluent area just outside the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  They seek an intentionally trained and seasoned interim pastor to help realistically assess their strengths, but find new ways to build upon them.  This individual should be closely allied to LGBT concerns, and willing to share leadership with a highly motivated core of laity.  To apply, send Ministerial Profile and/or Interim Ministry Profile (with disclosures and current criminal background check) to Thom Webster, twebster@pccucc.org. 

St Luke’s, Lancaster, PA
Membership: 73
Salary: Negotiable
Position:Parttime or bivocational
St Luke’s in downtown Lancaster is seeking a parttime or bivocational pastor whose primary duties would include worship preparation and leadership, some pastoral care and assistance in determining the congregation’s future. 

First, Middleburg, PA
Membership: 155
Salary: $48,000 TOTAL
Village congregation exploring the possibility of sharing a pastor with another church within easy driving distance; seeking a collaborative pastoral leader to work with the people to grow a more vital and vibrant ministry. 

Tulpehocken, Richland, PA
Membership:  338
Salary: $34,150 + Parsonage
Position:  Fulltime Pastor
Tulpehocken UCC is searching for a pastoral generalist who has demonstrated excellence in Biblical preaching, organizational skills and church vitality. The congregation is seeking tobecome more involved in the lives of those living in the wider community and seeks a pastor who possesses vision and enthusiasm for that possibility. Tulpehocken has an ethos of cohesion, vibrancy and hope.