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Last Updated: Friday, March 21, 2025

 

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Assistant Priest Position (Full Time)

FULL TIME | Grace & Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, VA 

We are a vibrant, downtown church with 328 parishioners from across the greater Richmond residential areas and from widely differing professional and economic backgrounds. Our average Sunday attendance is 183 currently with two services. As the city has grown and diversified, so have our church families grown and changed, too. 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

The talented staff, vestry and church welcome another clergy to join our community. We encourage graduating seminarians or new parish clergy to apply. The candidate should be an organized self-starter who is outgoing, eager to learn, and ready to take on anything – from delivering a sermon, to meeting new people on a downtown park bench, and guiding our communication team through our weekly tasks and living into our vision. 

The new Priest-in-Charge, Father Brent, is looking for a minister collaborator to help bring the staff, church, and community partners together to live into our mission and to provide leadership to support it. Father Brent has 25+ years of experience in education, liturgy/preaching, congregational development, pastoral care, and clergy mentorship. 

Starting salary is $75,000 (salary/housing) + $5,330 SECA reimbursement. 

In addition to sharing in all clergy duties, we seek an Assistant Priest both to support outreach ministries and to communicate how we are serving God. The division of focus areas will be 50% clergy duties, 25% outreach and 25% communication leadership. The clergy duties will include: 

-Share in leading worship, preaching, and the administration of the sacraments with the Priest-in-Charge and other clergy;
-Share in the pastoral care of the congregation;
-Share in planning, organization and visioning for the staff and parish. 

 

Outreach 

Grace & Holy Trinity Church (GHTC) has a long history of cooperation with neighboring congregations in service to our neighbors and the greater Richmond area. Circles RVA, an innovative, ecumenical hands-on program housed at GHTC, is based on a national model that works to build communities to end poverty. Our Red Door Ministry has been providing regular support to people struggling with food insecurity and homelessness since the early 1980s.

 

Communication 

Because our congregation isn’t drawn from one well-defined geographic area, there is a desire to expand our communication efforts to inform and invite more participants to experience both our church offerings and community connections. For example, we have much to offer young families and want to better articulate these opportunities to them. Our communication team is already utilizing different communication streams. 

 

Today and Tomorrow 

Our community of faith is rooted in worship, through which we express our love of God, each other, and our neighbors. The church stands on Monroe Park and is surrounded by the rapidly expanding Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the city’s diverse residential area called the Fan District. Our connection with the VCU community is growing. Our university chaplain minister is at the campus’ Pace Center next door. 

Our Sunday services are the anchor of our communion of faith with each other. We are blessed with a long tradition of excellence in our music ministry. This parish is financially strong, with a healthy endowment contributing to the budget. Our priests are some of the parish’s most visible messengers; we expect all of them to help us communicate the mission of this parish, our ministry programs, and our direction as a faith community. 

To apply please submit the following via email to bmelton@ghtc.org: Cover letter, OTM Profile, resume, two sermons (audio/video links preferred).

 

Email: The Rev. Brent A. Melton, bmelton@ghtc.org

Website: ghtc.org  

Phone: (804) 359-5628

 

About Richmond 

CNN named Richmond the No. 1 place to visit in 2024, citing our rich arts, culture, and history, plus a great food and beverage scene. The Confederate monuments are gone, and the city is focusing on the future with exciting new projects like a downtown amphitheater and a new baseball stadium. While we’re known for our fabulous museums and cool neighborhoods, our outdoor spaces are exceptional. The James River Park System encompasses nearly 600 acres with opportunities to hike, bike and paddle. We’re also a quick train ride away from D.C., and a short drive to the mountains to our west or the beach to our east.

Assistant Choirmaster & Organist (Part Time)

PART TIME | Grace & Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, VA

Job Description

Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia is seeking a part-time Assistant Choirmaster and Organist to work approximately 15 hours per week. This position will report to the Choirmaster and Organist. The church has a rich tradition of excellent music that ministers to the spiritual needs of parishioners and to the Richmond community. The Assistant will share the organ playing with the Choirmaster and Organist for one Sunday morning worship service and accompany the Parish Choir rehearsals on Thursday evenings from September-June. The Assistant will also occasionally conduct the Parish Choir or vocal ensembles at worship services and lead sectional rehearsals. The church has a beautiful 63 rank 1979 Austin organ with a Trompette-en-Chamade and Antiphonal division.

 

We seek someone with at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. Starting salary is $30,000-$35,000 per year depending on prior experience.
 
We are a warm, vibrant, downtown church, with 328 parishioners from all over the greater Richmond residential areas. As the city has grown and diversified, our own families have grown and changed with it. Our community of faith is rooted in worship, through which we express our love of God, each other, and our neighbors. Our Average Sunday Attendance is 183 with two services. Our Sunday services are the anchor of our communion of faith with each other. The programs we offer children and their families are a priority. This parish is financially strong, with a healthy endowment contributing to the budget.
 

Duties

-The Assistant will share in leading special worship services such as Choral Evensongs, Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and a major choral work in the spring with chamber ensemble.
-The Assistant will assist at weekly Children’s Choir rehearsals on Sunday mornings and accompany the Children’s Choir on Children & Youth Sundays and at other worship services from September-May.
-The Assistant will lead the Youth Instrumental Ensemble on Children & Youth Sundays and at other worship services from September-May. The Assistant will also lead the Youth Instrumental Ensemble rehearsals held on Sundays typically for about seven weeks in advance of their musical offerings.
 
The church stands squarely across from Monroe Park and is surrounded by the rapidly expanding Virginia Commonwealth University and the city’s diverse residential Fan District. These assets support our outreach to students, faculty, and staff of the university, nearby residents, and those who work in this part of town. In addition to sharing in all organ and piano accompanying duties and music ministry support, we seek an Assistant Choirmaster and Organist’s leadership in these ministries and to explore new ones.
 
Grace & Holy Trinity is looking for an applicant who is a skilled organist and pianist. The Assistant will also embrace opportunities to conduct the Parish Choir, vocal ensembles, and be an advocate for children’s participation in worship services throughout the year. Our worship leaders are some of the parish’s most visible messengers; we expect them to help us communicate clearly and frequently about the mission of this parish, the programs we offer, and our direction as a faith community.
 
To apply please send your cover letter, resume, one recording of an organ piece suitable for a prelude, one recording of an organ piece suitable for a postlude, and three references to Dr. Elizabeth Melcher Davis, Choirmaster and Organist. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
 

Email: Dr. Elizabeth Melcher Davis, emelcherdavis@ghtc.org

Website: ghtc.org  

Phone: (804) 359-5628