Position Announcement
Calvary Church is looking for a part-time piano accompanist for Sunday worship and occasional other services. Interested parties should email a resume to Rev. Tim Emmett-Rardin (no cover letter necessary).
Position Description
Who We Are
Calvary United Methodist Church is a progressive, racially integrated urban congregation located in the Cedar Park neighborhood of West/Southwest Philadelphia. We are a Reconciling Congregation within the United Methodist Church, designated as such in 1985 to formally and intentionally proclaim our acceptance and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ persons. In that spirit, we are a community rooted in Christian tradition that is being built by and brought to people committed to:
Qualifications/Expectations
Desired Qualifications
Responsibilities
Compensation/Benefits
Calvary Church is looking for a part-time piano accompanist for Sunday worship and occasional other services. Interested parties should email a resume to Rev. Tim Emmett-Rardin (no cover letter necessary).
Position Description
Who We Are
Calvary United Methodist Church is a progressive, racially integrated urban congregation located in the Cedar Park neighborhood of West/Southwest Philadelphia. We are a Reconciling Congregation within the United Methodist Church, designated as such in 1985 to formally and intentionally proclaim our acceptance and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ persons. In that spirit, we are a community rooted in Christian tradition that is being built by and brought to people committed to:
- engaging in intentional dialogue that strives to care for and heal one another, celebrating both our diversity and that which we hold in common;
- celebrating the divine in our lives through traditional and new ways of worship;
- fostering personal experiences of the Holy Spirit and inner spiritual growth;
- operating for peace and justice for all people and all creation within our midst and throughout the world; and
- supporting activities and institutions that lovingly and passionately engage in the eradication of racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, poverty and all forms of abuse and oppression.
Qualifications/Expectations
- skilled pianist, with at least some experience playing piano for group/congregational singing
- basic familiarity and experience with sacred/church music
- expressed support of the overall mission and values of the congregation
- commitment to inclusive/expansive language with musical offerings
Desired Qualifications
- skilled in playing a second instrument
- competent vocalist
- some experience directing choirs
Responsibilities
- provide musical accompaniment for Sunday hybrid/virtual worship (hours: approximately 10:45 am to 12:45 pm); note that worship is currently virtual-only the last Sunday of every month
- help select/provide “special music” offering for weekly worship, in consultation and cooperation with volunteer choir coordinator and small Calvary choir
- weekly communication/meeting with the pastor to coordinate music for worship (in person or virtual)
- 2-3 hours per week, primarily (if not entirely) on Sundays
Compensation/Benefits
- $100 per week
- four paid Sundays off each year; additional unpaid Sundays off can be negotiated