Website Hays Christian Church
As an independent Christian Church, Hays Christian Church is seeking a minister with an appropriate educational and experiential background and with a strong commitment to outreach whose personal beliefs and practices are consistent with those historically associated with independent Christian churches.
We are looking for someone to call on members and prospective members, serve as the principal speaker, and exercise leadership and implementation of church activities and programs. Our most pressing needs are to attract and retain a critical mass of younger adults with children.
Hays, Kansas, the largest city in northwest Kansas, is located along I-70 and has a population of 21,000. It serves as the economic and cultural center of the region and is home to Fort Hays State University and Sternberg Museum of Natural History. Hays Christian Church has been part of this growing community since the 1960’s.
We are a small church of 40-45 members and/or associates. We have an active women’s group that serves the congregation and community in numerous important ways, a monthly men’s group, a weekly newsletter that keeps all our members and associates informed and up to date, one adult Sunday School class, a weekly Bible study at a local assisted living facility, and a weekly children’s message and children’s church.
We are willing to consider applicants for either part-time or full-time ministry.
The exact salary is subject to negotiation between the minister and the overseers and then ratification by both the board and a congregational vote. As a rough guideline, we would be thinking in terms of offering about $30,000 and a parsonage to live in to a full-time minister who lacks substantial prior experience, and somewhat more to a minister with substantial successful experience. Given the cost of renting in Hays, this is a total compensation package worth at least $45,000.
To request more information regarding the position, the community, etc., please contact Jennie Straight at jstraight1950@gmail.com.
To submit an application, send the following to Jennie Straight at jstraight1950@gmail.com:
- A resume or vitae,
- Contact information, including phone numbers, for three references,
- A cover letter detailing why you are pursuing the position, and
- A sample sermon (a video presentation and a print sample).
Please submit all print documents in pdf format.
To apply for this job email your details to jstraight1950@gmail.com