Lead Pastor

Singer Hill Grace Brethren Church | Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Full-Time | Salary + Parsonage + Health Coverage

Are you a pastor who loves people, loves God’s Word, and wants to invest your life in a community that needs the hope of the gospel? Singer Hill Grace Brethren Church is looking for a Lead Pastor who will love our congregation well, show up in our community, and walk faithfully with us into the future God has for us.

ABOUT SINGER HILL

Singer Hill Grace Brethren Church is a multigenerational congregation of about 65 people in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania area. Founded around 1945, Singer Hill has been a faithful presence on the hill for generations.

Our people are warm, unpretentious, and family-oriented. Hunters, retirees, young families, and people from all walks of life find a real welcome here. We know who we are, we are honest about where we have been, and we are ready to grow into what God has next.

Our purpose is to be a people of hope, following Jesus for the good of our neighbors. That is not a slogan. It shapes how we worship, how we care for one another, and how we engage the community around us.

Our values describe the church we believe God has called us to be:

• Grace-filled family

• Biblically grounded

• Relationally real

• Joyfully sent

• Always growing together in Christ

A typical week at Singer Hill includes:

• An adult Bible study in the hour before Sunday worship

• Sunday morning worship

• A Wednesday night program built around a shared meal, with something for every age, from kids to adults

Singer Hill is part of the Charis Fellowship and has entered a partnership with Assist Church Expansion (ACX). Through this partnership, our next pastor will receive ongoing coaching and support as he leads the congregation into a new and fruitful chapter of ministry. You will not be doing this alone.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Johnstown is a working-class community with deep roots, real needs, and a population that is largely disconnected from a local church. That is a genuine and significant ministry opportunity for a pastor who is willing to be present, build relationships, and invest for the long term.

Singer Hill is not looking to reinvent itself. We are looking for a pastor who will help us become more fully what we already believe we are called to be. Our congregation has done honest, prayerful work to clarify our purpose and values. The next step is a pastor who can lead us to live those values out.

The people we are called to reach are largely rooted in Johnstown. They are working-class and hard-working, shaped by family ties, local community, and a region that has asked a lot of its residents over the years. Many have some background with faith: a season in church as a child, a grandparent who took them, or a time when God felt closer than He does now. Life moved on, church faded, and no one has made a compelling case for coming back.

They are not hostile to the gospel. They are waiting for a church that feels honest, warm, and genuinely for people like them. Reaching them is not a program. It is a pastoral calling.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Shepherd the Congregation
Preach and teach regularly, provide pastoral care, and lead the congregation with clarity and warmth through this next season of ministry. We value preaching that is grounded in Scripture and applied in ways that move people toward Christ and toward one another.

Engage the Community
Be genuinely present in Johnstown beyond the walls of the church. Build real relationships with neighbors and with people who are far from God, not as a program, but as a natural expression of who you are. As those relationships grow, help cast a vision for the whole congregation to engage the community with the same intentionality.

Lead with Vision
Work collaboratively with church leadership to move Singer Hill forward. Help the congregation take its next steps in mission, discipleship, and community engagement, with patience, humility, and a long-term perspective.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are praying for a pastor with this kind of character and these competencies:

• A genuine love for unchurched and de-churched people. Not as a category, but as neighbors. You are naturally warm and curious toward people with little or no church background.

• Community-minded. You are comfortable with the full range of people who make up Johnstown, including lower-income families and people navigating mental health challenges. Singer Hill is a church where everyone is welcome, and our pastor needs to mean that.

• Humble and relationally present. Much of the work of leading this church forward will happen outside formal ministry settings: in conversations, in the neighborhood, and in the ordinary rhythms of life. You genuinely enjoy people and make time for them.

• A faithful, biblically grounded preacher. Scripture is central, handled with integrity, and applied in ways that move people toward Christ and toward others.

• Passionate about discipleship. You are not satisfied with people simply knowing God’s Word. You are committed to helping the congregation live it out and to building a culture of intentional growth and next steps in faith.

• Emotionally steady and patient. Ministry takes time, relationships require ongoing care, and seasons of difficulty are inevitable. You stay grounded, pastoral, and consistent when things get hard.

• Balanced in your rhythms. You can hold sermon preparation, congregational care, and active presence in the community together. A pastor who strongly prefers long hours of study with limited outside engagement will likely not be the right fit.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Meets the biblical qualifications for eldership outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1

• Meaningful pastoral ministry experience with genuine shepherding responsibility

• Bible college or seminary training preferred; demonstrated ministry experience and competence may substitute for formal education

• Comfortable with and supportive of Singer Hill’s affiliation with the Charis Fellowship, including participation in district meetings, Focus retreats, and the national conference

• Willing to relocate to the Johnstown, Pennsylvania area

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Singer Hill offers a competitive full-time compensation package that includes:

• Salary

• A well-maintained parsonage

• Health care coverage

• Ongoing coaching and support through Assist Church Expansion

Specific figures will be shared with candidates who advance in the process.

CHURCH STRUCTURE

Singer Hill is a congregationally governed church. Our next pastor will serve alongside a supportive, collaborative lay leadership team that is genuinely invested in the church’s future.

A NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES

Singer Hill is a small church with a big heart and a clear sense of where it wants to go. Our people are real, our community genuinely needs the gospel, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference is significant.

We are not looking for someone to come in and turn things around overnight. We are looking for a pastor who will love this congregation, show up in this community, and walk faithfully with us into the future God has for Singer Hill.

If that kind of work appeals to you, we would welcome the conversation.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a resume and cover letter to singerhill@assistcx.org. In your cover letter, we encourage you to share why this opportunity resonates with you. All inquiries will be handled with discretion.