Ministry Information Form Query

Our Men’s Fellowship raises thousands of dollars yearly by bringing together the church and community for a common goal of providing Christmas to needy families. Despite the pandemic impacting the normal collection, the members of our congregation answered the call and donated more money towards this ministry than usual.

We are open and excited to explore new ways of outreach to demonstrate our love of Christ and Christ’s children through fellowship, worship and service.

In addition to our food distribution, and our desire to resume our free community dinners, our location near to Clarion University serves as a potent opportunity for outreach and engagement. We look to more intentionally welcome students into our church family and show them God’s love and support during their college experience.

Our building houses a Head Start program, which serves as another opportunity to engage with our community.

We would like to expand our Vacation Bible School and continue to be intentional about meeting the needs of local children. A Girls Youth Group for young teenagers is a new ministry that is exciting and open for growth.

We are open to thinking outside of the box and trying new things. Old programs done the same way will not get the same results in this ever changing world. We seek a leader who will help us to envision new and different opportunities to grow, worship and serve.

We seek a pastor who brings us together to hear and study the Word of God and shows us how to live out our faith in our daily lives. We are looking for a leader who helps us identify our gifts, equips and enables us to exercise those gifts and sends us out with God’s blessing to share those gifts; to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We are looking for a pastor who will be in partnership with us in ministry.

We seek a pastor who is excited to reach out to families and university students. We look for a leader who can help us identify new outreach opportunities to address our community's needs.

We are hungry for a pastor who can lead us in new ways of nourishing spirits as well as bodies.

The person who is open to a call from this congregation must be a passionate child of God and demonstrate an enthusiasm for sharing God’s love and grace. The pastor should be a strong worship leader, sharing dynamic and engaging messages. We seek a pastor who has a teacher’s heart and is able to guide people of all ages on their own faith journey; who recognizes our strengths as individuals and as a congregation and equips us to do outreach. We believe that if we focus on our strengths we can accomplish the unique tasks God has called us to do. We seek a pastor who will help us grow, through prayer and study; to worship together in fellowship and to serve through our mission efforts.

The pastor at First Presbyterian Church will be responsible for leading worship, preaching, and providing pastoral care to the congregation.

We want the pastor to help us recognize our own gifts of ministry, who will teach, encourage and inspire us to use those gifts, and share the love of Christ within the church and our community.

This person will collaborate with staff, Elders, Deacons, and ministry teams to help our church grow, worship, and serve. The staff includes a Music Director, Organist, Sound Engineer, Video Engineer, Custodian, Treasurer, and Secretary.

The pastor will support existing programs and outreach, and help us develop and implement new opportunities for children, youth, families, college students, and adults.

Other expected responsibilities include moderating Session meetings, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and a written message in the newsletter.