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. 

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

Quarryville: Memorial

101 South Hess St.
Quarryville PA, 17566

Worship Attendance 2020: 41
Professions of Faith 2020: 0
Budget: $341,086
Parsonage provided: Yes

Quarryville: Memorial ministers in the Southern End from the center of town, with a strong connection to other area ministries including Rawlinsville Camp Meeting, Solanco Neighborhood Ministries, and Bible Adventures (released time). The congregation largely affirms conservative Christian values.

Sunday morning includes kids, middle school, and adult groups. In-person Feb-March worship average is 70 people plus Livestream. The worship team leads recent and classic songs. Wednesday night includes High School Ministry and choir rehearsal. Monthly Adventure Kids gatherings, annual kid and youth events, and regular blood drives.

The pastor serves alongside a full-time youth pastor, part-time kids director, church secretary, and bandleader.

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.