Job Overview

Trinity Episcopal Church is seeking an ordained Episcopal priest or transitional deacon for the full-time position of associate rector. Trinity is a lively and growing parish with a long history of committed service to our community. As a leader in our community, our ideal associate will have a contagious faith, a deep love for the church, take joy in nurturing both new and longtime members of the parish, and work well as part of a collaborative team of clergy and lay people.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Share in leading worship, preaching, and the administration of the sacraments with the rector and deacon
• Share in the pastoral care of the congregation
• Share in planning, organization, and visioning for the staff team and the parish
• A portfolio of specific areas of responsibility will be assigned by the rector depending on gifts, calling, and experience

A little about Trinity

Trinity Episcopal Church is a thriving parish in Florence, Alabama, on the banks of the Tennessee River. Florence is part of a metro area known as The Shoals that includes the cities of Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. Trinity draws its membership from a two-county area with approximately 150,000 residents in the northwest corner of the state near both Mississippi and Tennessee. With good schools, affordable housing, walkable downtowns, and a high quality of life for people who love the outdoors, good food, and music, Florence and The Shoals provides a wonderful community in which to live and work.

Trinity is in the heart of downtown Florence, just steps away from shops, restaurants, parks, historic neighborhoods, and the University of North Alabama, a public regional comprehensive with over 8,000 students. Our beautiful, historic church building was constructed in 1894, and our grounds include a spacious park open to all in the community. Trinity has active and lively ministries for people of all ages and stages of life.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following via email to the Rev. Dr. Callie Plunket-Brewton (callie@trinityflorence.org): Cover letter, OTM Profile, resume, two sermons (audio/video links preferred).

Job description: Associate Rector

Reports to: Rector

Salary: $55,000 (negotiable)

Employee benefits: health insurance, pension, continuing education allowance, four weeks vacation

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job type: Full-time