Allentown: Emmanuel (Part-time)

2336 S 9th Street
Allentown, PA 18103

Worship Attendance 2020:  23
Professions of Faith 2020:   1
Budget:  Not available
Parsonage provided: Yes

Allentown: Emmanuel is a small elderly church seeking a part-time pastor in Pennsylvania’s third-largest city of Allentown. Sharing space with a Spanish-speaking United Methodist congregation, both congregations have worked together with an urban grant to start ministries in Allentown with Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley and South Mountain Middle School. Worship attendance is 20-30 people that also worship live on Facebook with active small groups during the week. This congregation is passionate about its history and tradition while also making connections with the neighborhood and wanting to grow a children’s program.

Bethlehem: Korean (Part-time)

17 E North Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018

Worship Attendance 2020:  30
Professions of Faith 2020:  1
Budget:  Not available
Parsonage provided: No

The Korean United Methodist Church of Bethlehem was originally founded in 1860 and transferred to the Korean Church in 1989. This Church is appointed as a historic site by the city and the only Korean Church in the North District. This Church is located in the downtown of Bethlehem, the City of Christmas, and the full of Moravian’s legacy. Most of the members are first-generation immigrants and Korean students from Lehigh University. Although the number of immigrants is decreasing, this congregation tries to serve the Korean students and their community and keep the Korean culture and customs in their worship and fellowship. 

Jim Thorpe: Grace-St. Paul’s (Part-Time)

40 Church Road
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229

Worship Attendance 2020: 60
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $83,959
Parsonage provided: No

Grace St. Paul’s history is rich in witnessing to and following the Spirit. The church has grown, adapted, and continued to move forward together over the past 200 years. Located off of Route 903, in Bear Creek area of Jim Thorpe. Weekly in-person attendance is around 40, with many online watchers. As members of the body of Christ, we believe our calling and our blessing to be united in action, heart, and love for our world. GSP offers Bible Study, women’s ministry, an after-school program, grief share, an emergency food pantry, and prayer shawl ministry.

Kulpmont (Part-time)

N. Ninth Street & Spruce Street
Kulpmont, PA 17834

Worship Attendance 2020:  21
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $28,660
Parsonage provided: No

Kulpmont UMC is located in Northumberland County, in the middle of the Coal Region.  The church building is one block north of the main street in town.  The congregation is mostly older but there are a few younger people.  They actively participate in the surrounding community by providing school supplies to the local elementary school, offering a Halloween Outreach program, collecting non-perishable food for Harvest Home, and taking generous food baskets to needy families at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  They participate in the Mount Carmel Area Ministerium activities, which allows them further involvement in nearby communities.  The congregation desires to grow is open to change and committed to serving the Lord. 

Paradise Valley: Keokee Chapel (Part-time)

279 Keokee Chapel Lane
Cresco, PA 18326

Worship Attendance 2020:  22
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $60,845
Parsonage provided: No

Founded in 1838, Keokee Chapel is now one of the longest-running Methodist presences in the Poconos!  Its beautiful chapel is nestled in a resort area, located off-road but worth the trip.  The congregation is caring, accepting, and expresses a family-like quality.  Keokee Chapel has one traditional worship service, is active in supporting community food ministries, and consistently offers a Bible Study class.  The congregation is hopeful for a pastor who will lead while also listening to them, someone who empowers laity to step up in ministry, and provides some in-home visits/care. This is likely a one-half time position.

Shoemakersville: Salem (Part-time)

601 Main Street
Shoemakersville, PA 19555

Worship Attendance 2020:  24
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $112,968
Parsonage provided: No

Salem UMC is located in a small town about 15 miles north of Reading. Most of the members are retired but there is a strong group of younger families, too. The church has a new computer and camera setup to Livestream worship and now has many people joining and supporting the congregation from outside the local area. There are several small groups, including two via Zoom. The congregation is a big supporter of camps for our children, youth, and adults. There is a prayer shawl ministry and members support many different missions, including an annual mission trip. Every year the congregation offers several free meals to the community, including a complete Thanksgiving dinner.  The local community is very important to Salem UMC – including participating in the town Halloween event and joining with other local churches for Lenten and other special services. 

Shamokin: St. Johns (Part-time)

1211 W. Arch Street
Coal Township, PA 17866-1808

Worship Attendance 2020:  31
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $115,890
Parsonage provided: Yes

St. John’s upholds traditional biblical values and recognizes the importance of reaching the world with the Gospel.  St. John’s values its Evangelical roots.  It connects with the community by holding annual Vacation Bible School, summer playground programs, supporting local food pantries, and offering a Handy Men ministry. 

Worship includes 20 to 50 people.  Small groups include Sunday School, weekly morning and evening bible studies, small group topical studies, and children’s ministry.  We partner frequently in social and missional events with the Shamokin-area UMCs. 

Three-quarter time appointment as of 7-1-22 shared among a team of pastors/staff for the immediate season (with the full intention of returning to full-time once we move out of the pandemic and potential denominational shifting).  

Wooddale and Analomink (Part-time)

Both churches are small rural churches in the Pocono Mountains, in Monroe County, PA, with devoted and predominantly older congregations.  The two churches combine for community events, holiday celebrations, a food pantry, and fundraising events including rummage sales. The congregations come together for many holiday services, weekly Bible study, and summer Bible School. Both churches have small choirs and a dedicated organist.  The pastor will lead traditional worship services and participate in Bible studies.  Both positions are quarter-time (half time total), with the understanding that pastoral time will be committed to primary clerical duties.

Analomink (Part-time)

PA 447 & Cherry Lane Road
Analomink, PA 18320-0461

Worship Attendance 2020:   31
Professions of Faith 2020:    1
Budget:   Not available for 2022 or 2021
Parsonage provided:  No

Analomink is a small, quaint one-room country church built in the shape of the cross and seats 90 people.  The congregation is actively involved in the community, handing out water at local races, joining with the Pocono cluster of UMC churches in running VBS, engaged in the food ministry, etc.  Bible studies and book studies are regularly offered.  The church is only a short distance from a large drug manufacturing company, the Tobyhanna Army Depot, and two major hospitals.  

Wooddale (Part-time)

100 Barren Rd
East Stroudsburg, PA 18302

Worship Attendance 2020:   27
Professions of Faith 2020:    0
Budget:   Not available for 2022 or 2021
Parsonage provided:  No

Wooddale is a place of hope and love for many in the East Stroudsburg area.  It is well known in the community for providing meals to those in need, including community dinners throughout the year; drive-thru dinners with meals-to-go during COVID, and making and freezing meals for the community so they are available when needed.  The congregation is racially and ethnically diverse and represents four generations.  Wooddale opens its doors for local organizations to use the facilities.

Geigertown: St. Paul (Part-time)

1136 Geigertown Road
Birdsboro, PA 19509

Worship Attendance 2020: 27
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $119,479
Parsonage provided: No

St. Paul’s originally known as The Olde Forest Church was established in 1773. The church flourished under the Methodist circuit riders.  Notable people who worshiped at Olde Forest were Bishop Francis Asbury and George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.   This rural congregation worships on a hillside overlooking active farmland.  Congregants long for revival and the days to come that will bring more people to Christ.  They reach out to the community and desire to do the Lord’s will.  The seeds of hope planted in 1773 are stirring in the soil!

Reading: Grace (Part-time)

1112 Union Street
Reading, PA 19604

Worship Attendance 2020: 18
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $62,618
Parsonage provided: No

Begun on a dusty road outside of Reading, Grace church had its roots in the need of the community of farmers. Now, this church has seen new growth and potential as it sits poised to pray for, nurture, provide hope to its neighbors. This urban church is poised to spread the grace of Jesus Christ throughout this city. Prayers on the lawn, blessing bags, giving to the poor are just the beginning for this church. Grace worships with an intergenerational congregation dedicated to family.

Ridley Park (Part-time)

501 N Swarthmore Avenue
Ridley Park, PA 19078

Worship Attendance 2020:  7
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $135,200
Parsonage provided: No, rented

Ridley Park is a community of believers who cherish one another as the family of God.  Worship is in person and via zoom on Sunday mornings, and attendance is 35-45.  The congregation enjoys both traditional and contemporary music in their worship gatherings.  Small groups, including Prayer Partners and a men’s weekly workgroup, are among the opportunities for fellowship and growth, as well as a weekly coffee fellowship where much laughter and love are seen.  The women’s weekly fellowship will be resuming its meetings this month.  Outreach to the community includes a food pantry that serves about 50 families weekly. 

Swarthmore (Full-time)

129 Park Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Worship Attendance 2020: 40
Professions of Faith 2020:  2
Budget:  None available
Parsonage provided: Yes

Swarthmore Church is a small to medium size reconciling congregation with over 125+ years of committed work in the college/suburban community outside Philadelphia.  They are committed to the work of building the beloved community through Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence, Justice for Our Neighbors Immigration Clinic site, Chester City & Eastside Ministries in Chester, and they are a longtime supporter of the Chester Children’s Chorus.   They have recently developed a partnership with Park Avenue Community Center which provides classes, for fellowship, health, and wellness for all ages. They are known for their musical presence and embrace a style of worship that involves creativity and different musical styles, providing ways for people to encounter the holy including live streaming.

Elverson (Part-time)

32 E Main Street
Elverson, PA 19520

Worship Attendance 2020: 22
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $191,697
Parsonage provided: No/Rented

Elverson UMC, in the picturesque town of Elverson, is a small congregation offering classes and other educational experiences for all age levels. Our focus is on making intergenerational connections. 

Sunday Morning Worship services feature a blend of old and new music, participatory prayer, messages proclaiming the presence of God in our everyday lives, and regular celebration of the sacraments. Our music program includes a choir, a bell choir, and solo instrumentals by both children and adults.

Other programs include Grief Share, adult bible study, Sunday School, Choir, and Handbells. We are committed to serving the community by supporting Twin Valley Food Bank, Children of the Most High – Zambia, and GAIN

Hamorton (Part-time)

1052-B E Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Worship Attendance 2020: 11
Professions of Faith 2020:  0
Budget:  $46,964
Parsonage provided: No/Rented

Located on the east side of Route 1 just before Route 52, Hamorton is a wooden frame building erected in 1874. The sanctuary seats 100 people. The building includes a modern commercial kitchen and a fellowship room, a small Sunday school room, and an office on the second floor. The congregation is currently white seniors and numbers in the 30s; prior to Covid attendance was in the 50s. We have one traditional service Sunday morning that is also streamed live on our YouTube channel. Church actively supports local charities–Kennett Food Cupboard, Young Moms, Family Promise, and Spanish Health Ministry. Pork and sauerkraut dinner each New Year’s Day attract local residents.

Bridesburg (Part-time)

2717 Kirkbride Street
Philadelphia, PA 19137

Worship Attendance 2020: 15
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $35,000
Parsonage provided: No

Bridesburg UMC is located in a residential street of the Bridesburg neighborhood in the lower northeast area of Philadelphia County. The congregation is primarily white in the lower-to-middle-income working-class community with many retirees. Their worship service is a litany-based style with mostly traditional elements blending contemporary music. Services are held both remotely and in-person on Sundays at 9:30 am, and Bible study via Zoom the last Wednesdays of each month. The church forms part of the Bridesburg Council of Churches, which leads yearly the opportunity during Lent season to hold its ecumenical joint service with “Emanuel United Church of Christ” in which both come together in a blended style service to serve its community. Bridesburg UMC is known for its involvement with “Community Pantry” which provides for more than 160 families in the 19137 and 19134 areas.

Historic St. George’s (Part-time)

235 N. Fourth St
Philadelphia PA, 19106

Worship Attendance 2020: 20
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $211,906
Parsonage provided: No, no housing allowance

Founded in 1769, Historic St. George’s UMC (HSG) is the oldest Methodist church in continuous service in America.  HSG is the site of many Methodist “firsts” and has an engaging church presence today.  HSG hosts a “Time Traveler” program that teaches confirmation students about its role in the evolution of American Methodism, including racial tensions in the early Methodist church and the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. HSG has vital Sunday worship, a Bible Study group, and community programs. HSG also serves as the Archives for the Eastern PA Annual Conference and a museum of early American Methodism.

Nashamony (Part-time)

325 Main Street
Hulmeville, PA 19047

Worship Attendance 2020: 10
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $48,782
Parsonage provided: No, no housing allowance

Neshamony Methodist Church serves a community located along the Neshamony Creek just a few miles north of the Neshamony Mall. The church was originally built in the Horse and Buggy Era and one can see old photographs of the horses tied up in the stable during church services. The church proudly cares for its sanctuary as it is adorned with the most beautiful stained-glass windows on all four sides. The church serves a small community of the faithful, some of whom remember attending Sunday school there six decades ago. The church supports a part-time daycare for neighborhood children. This ministry helps support the church financially. There are also art classes and step exercise venues too.

Springtown Salem (Part-time)

3365 Main St.
Springtown PA, 18081

Worship Attendance 2020: 12
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $46,700
Parsonage provided: No, no housing allowance

Salem Church is a tight-knit family-based church in a relatively rural part of Upper Bucks County. The congregation is entirely Caucasian, though welcome to all. A single traditional worship service (with organ or piano) is held on Sunday morning in-person and by Facebook Live, and often includes contemporary music. Both voice and handbell choirs participate on special holy days and seasons. Multiple generations worship together, and Children meet for Sunday School during the sermon with dedicated teachers. Bible & Faith-Based book studies are held in the evenings by Facebook Room or Zoom during the week for adults. Every week there is designated giving toward a worthy outreach ministry serving both in the area and abroad. Food donations are made to a local food pantry regularly, while some occasionally volunteer.

Brunnerville (Part-time)

517 Pine Hill Road
Lititz, PA 17543

Worship Attendance 2020: 25
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $101,810
Parsonage provided: No, housing allowance provided

Located in the rural village of Brunnerville, 2 miles north of suburban Lititz in Lancaster County, Brunnerville Church is a small, loving, worshiping congregation. Our blended Sunday service reaches about 30 people in person and online, and our food pantry reaches many in need in the community. This Euro-American congregation of educated adults and a few children and youth also engage in a school supplies ministry with the local elementary school. Local food banks and families in need are also blessed by the congregation’s outreach. Well-kept facilities and steady giving support the congregation’s ministries in Brunnerville and around the world.

Lebanon: Trinity (Part-time)

757 Willow Street
Annville, PA 17046-6598

Worship Attendance 2020: 41
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $134,000
Parsonage provided: No

Trinity United Methodist Church has been serving downtown Lebanon for generations. They are a small but active congregation with open hearts and our doors are open to all who desire to worship God and participate in our church family. They understand that being a church is complex – meaning Worship, Volunteering, Caring for others through missions. Learning about our Faith and being a family that supports each other. They are a congregation of approximately 75 contributing members. Many of the members are older adults with physical limitations. The congregation prefers a service within traditional boundaries.