POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
BEAUFORT, SC: CARTERET STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Carteret Street United Methodist Church is seeking a part-time organist who will provide music in a worshipful spirit on Sunday morning and other occasions.
Profile:
Carteret Street United Methodist Church is seeking a part-time organist who will provide music in a worshipful spirit on Sunday morning and other occasions.
Profile:
- Average worship attendance of 250.
- One service: 10:30AM (Year-Round), and weekly Adult Choir Rehearsals (Wed. Sept.-May), and Monthly on Sunday evenings (June-August).
- Other services as needed (Christmas Eve, Advent Lunch, Lenten Lunch, Hanging of the Green, funerals, weddings as needed)
- The choir is composed of 18-20 semi-professional voices who are faithfully committed to the ministry of music. Two cantatas are presented each year.
- The organ of 12 ranks and chimes was built by M.P. Moller in 1976. It was rebuilt by A.E. Schlueter in 2013 and includes 36 speaking stops with standard couplers. Console accessories include a combination action with 64 memory levels, swell and crescendo expression shoes, sforzando, transposer, and record/playback system. The organ is prepared for MIDI voices. A grand piano is also present in the sanctuary.
EDISTO ISLAND, SC: TRINITY CHURCH (ACNA)
Trinity is a vibrant and growing Anglican Church on Edisto Island, a little less than an hour south of Charleston. Our sanctuary is historically registered and the current church was built in 1881. The musical instruments in the sanctuary include an Allen (MDS-6) digital 3-manual organ and an exceptional Yamaha Clavinova piano. The duties include:
(843) 869-3568. (Posted 7/10/18)
Trinity is a vibrant and growing Anglican Church on Edisto Island, a little less than an hour south of Charleston. Our sanctuary is historically registered and the current church was built in 1881. The musical instruments in the sanctuary include an Allen (MDS-6) digital 3-manual organ and an exceptional Yamaha Clavinova piano. The duties include:
- Leading an enthusiastic Adult Choir occasionally accompanied by our Handbell Choir in a vibrant 8 a.m. traditional service featuring hymns and classical music.
- Leading our Church Band from the piano at the 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Service.
- Leading once a week rehearsals with the choir and the band.
(843) 869-3568. (Posted 7/10/18)
SPARTANBURG, SC: SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)
Second Presbyterian is seeking a part-time organist to work with the Pastor and Minister of Music. The responsibilities include providing service music each Sunday morning and accompanying the choir during weekly Wednesday rehearsals. This is a salaried position. The position will begin in the Fall of 2018. For those interested in applying, please send a resume to the below contact.
Bethany Keaton, Second Presbyterian Church, 438 N. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303.
secondpres1891@gmail.com (Posted 6/7/18)
Second Presbyterian is seeking a part-time organist to work with the Pastor and Minister of Music. The responsibilities include providing service music each Sunday morning and accompanying the choir during weekly Wednesday rehearsals. This is a salaried position. The position will begin in the Fall of 2018. For those interested in applying, please send a resume to the below contact.
Bethany Keaton, Second Presbyterian Church, 438 N. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303.
secondpres1891@gmail.com (Posted 6/7/18)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND: FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)
First Presbyterian is seeking a part-time organist to work with the Minister of Music. First Presbyterian has a rich and distinguished tradition of excellence in music ministry. One of the largest churches in the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery, First Presbyterian has a membership of over 1300 and is located on beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC. The instrument was built by the Austin Organ Company in 1989. The new A.E. Schlueter console, installed in November 2016, has four manuals, 500 lockable memory levels, transposition capability, a record/playback feature and a touch screen. There are 72 ranks, of which 47 are pipe and 25 are digital, and a Trompette en Chamade. Click here for a PDF with qualification details. Application deadline: June 30, 2018 to organist@fpchhi.org. (Posted 5/26/18)
First Presbyterian is seeking a part-time organist to work with the Minister of Music. First Presbyterian has a rich and distinguished tradition of excellence in music ministry. One of the largest churches in the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery, First Presbyterian has a membership of over 1300 and is located on beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC. The instrument was built by the Austin Organ Company in 1989. The new A.E. Schlueter console, installed in November 2016, has four manuals, 500 lockable memory levels, transposition capability, a record/playback feature and a touch screen. There are 72 ranks, of which 47 are pipe and 25 are digital, and a Trompette en Chamade. Click here for a PDF with qualification details. Application deadline: June 30, 2018 to organist@fpchhi.org. (Posted 5/26/18)
MOUNT PLEASANT: ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mount Pleasant needs an organist/choir director. They will consider one person for the position, and are willing to spit it between two people. The church is a small one with one adult choir that meets on Wednesday nights (except during June and July). It has a two-manual pipe organ in the back balcony and a grand piano in the front of the sanctuary. There is also a set of tone chimes that haven’t been used lately, but no handbells. For those interested in applying, please contact: Pastor Terry Hundley St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 604 Pitt St, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-3107 or (803) 360-5294 www.saintpauls-mountpleasant.com (Posted 5/3/2018)
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mount Pleasant needs an organist/choir director. They will consider one person for the position, and are willing to spit it between two people. The church is a small one with one adult choir that meets on Wednesday nights (except during June and July). It has a two-manual pipe organ in the back balcony and a grand piano in the front of the sanctuary. There is also a set of tone chimes that haven’t been used lately, but no handbells. For those interested in applying, please contact: Pastor Terry Hundley St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 604 Pitt St, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-3107 or (803) 360-5294 www.saintpauls-mountpleasant.com (Posted 5/3/2018)
WILMINGTON, NC: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH
Immaculate Conception is seeking a full-time Director of Music and Liturgy for a growing parish of 1,000 households ministering to the faithful coastal communities of Carolina Beach and historic Wilmington, NC. The community is administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Responsibilities include the formation and on-going support of all liturgical ministers and parish musicians. In addition, the Director works in relationship with other staff members to support the community to live out “Living Jesus Christ” by proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the Eucharist, nourishing our Faith, and serving all God's people with compassion, humility and gentleness. Click here for a PDF describing duties, qualifications, and benefits. Please submit your resume with cover letter expressing your understanding of liturgy and music via email to icccsearchcommittee@gmail.com. For more information please visit our website www.iccwilm.org. (Posted 4/25/2018)
Immaculate Conception is seeking a full-time Director of Music and Liturgy for a growing parish of 1,000 households ministering to the faithful coastal communities of Carolina Beach and historic Wilmington, NC. The community is administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Responsibilities include the formation and on-going support of all liturgical ministers and parish musicians. In addition, the Director works in relationship with other staff members to support the community to live out “Living Jesus Christ” by proclaiming the Gospel, celebrating the Eucharist, nourishing our Faith, and serving all God's people with compassion, humility and gentleness. Click here for a PDF describing duties, qualifications, and benefits. Please submit your resume with cover letter expressing your understanding of liturgy and music via email to icccsearchcommittee@gmail.com. For more information please visit our website www.iccwilm.org. (Posted 4/25/2018)
