Assistant Pastor (Training Role)

Union Hall Evangelical is a diverse, city centre church with a long history of gospel witness in the area. Our church's location and history gives us many gospel opportunities, e.g. with schools, students, local residents and those from overseas.
Our Sunday congregation is currently 100-130, with a membership of around 55 and is made up of people from many different nationalities, ages and backgrounds.
Manchester city centre is growing rapidly right now with new apartment and university buildings going up all around our church building. We are constantly praying, thinking and working to see how we can make the most of these opportunities.
We are members of both the FIEC and the Northwest Gospel Partnership.

About the role
This is a full-time fixed term training role for someone looking for pastoral experience in an urban setting. The term would be 2 years, with a possibility of a 3rd by mutual consent. The individual would share the pastoral burden of the church, in preaching, teaching and pastoral care. They would also take on one or two specific ministry responsibilities in line with their gifting and calling. Planned start date would be September 2027.
 

Required Skills

We're looking for someone who:
• Fits the Biblical characteristics of an elder laid out in 1 Timothy 3.
• Is gifted and passionate in teaching the Bible clearly and faithfully in a range of settings.
• Has a heart for evangelism and discipleship.
• Is humble, teachable and ready to learn.
• Is comfortable ministering in a multi-cultural setting.
• Is a committed Christian and in wholehearted agreement with the church's statement of faith, doctrinal basis and with the FIEC's position papers on church unity, women's ministry and same-sex marriage.

Safeguarding and DBS
Union Hall Evangelical Church is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures, satisfactory references, right-to-work checks and an Enhanced DBS check (including barred list checks where applicable).

If you're interested, get in touch at [email protected]