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Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 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.
Livestream Ministry (Seasonal Part Time)
SEASONAL PART TIME | Grace & Holy Trinity Church, Richmond, VA
Job Description
Grace & Holy Trinity Church, located on Monroe Park, is looking for a person to run our Sunday Livestream of 10:30 a.m. worship this summer. This is a (1099) Contractor position with a paid wage of $18.00 per hour. You work each Sunday during the hours of 9:45 am–12:15 pm (2.5 hours per week). Services like weddings and funerals give opportunities for additional paid hours. This person will manage the church livestream cameras, is expected to arrive at least 30 minutes before the service, and to remain 30 minutes after the service ends to secure the equipment. The contractor is not eligible for GHTC benefits, thus no benefits will be paid.
To apply please send your resume and CV to the Rev. Brent A. Melton, Priest-in-Charge. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Email: The Rev. Brent A. Melton, bmelton@ghtc.org
Website: ghtc.org
Phone: (804) 359-5628