Job Opportunities
Open jobs with synod congregations and partner ministries.
Associate Chaplain
Eagle Crest Communities is seeking an Associate Chaplain to plan and lead worship, lead Bible studies/activities, and provide pastoral care support to residents, their families and staff.
Part-Time: 20 hours per 2 week pay period
Typical hours are Monday through Friday between 8am - 5pm.
Eagle Crest Communities is the largest not-for-profit senior care provider in Western Wisconsin. With ten communities in the La Crosse, Holmen and Onalaska, WI area, we find success in providing superior service with great attention to ensuring the highest levels of satisfaction to every resident. Great people, great care!
Bookkeeper - Part Time
Prince of Peace is seeking a part-time Bookkeeper to assist the Treasurer by performing basic bookkeeping functions involving the receipt and disbursement of cash. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church uses fund accounting and records transactions using the cash basis method of accounting. Employer and Employee can agree on a schedule meeting the needs of both. All work is done on-site during normal working hours.
What You’ll Do: Record all bank deposits into the accounting system, crediting them to the appropriate fund and account. Review all vendor invoices and statements, securing staff approvals and account and fund designations for those expenditures that are not routine.
Create checks to pay vendors in a timely manner, assuring that proper accounts and funds are used to classify the expenditures. Provide all relevant information to the on-line payroll processor.
Cook/Kitchen Coordinator
English Lutheran Church is looking for one dependable Cook/Kitchen Coordinator to prepare, oversee, and breakdown/cleanup our Sunday Coffee Fellowship and Wednesday Night Meals, along with overseeing basic needs of the kitchen such as getting groceries, ordering supplies, and keeping things clean and running smoothly.
Have some kitchen chops? Looking for extra hours and the dependable wage (not tips) that goes with it? Sundays that don't start too awful early and gets you home in time for football? And only one regular night per week, Wednesday? Easy summers? Ditch the long breakfast/brunch/lunch shifts every Sunday and come enjoy some easy company!
Communication Coordinator
Northeast Iowa Synod is looking for a Communication Coordinator. Applications are being accepted for the position to lead digital and print communications for the Northeastern Iowa Synod. This is a 32-hour per week position with responsibilities for the synod website, social media, publications, video editing and other duties as assigned.
Custodian - Full Time
English Lutheran in La Crosse will be hiring a custodian for 40 hours a week. The Custodian is the caretaker of the church building and grounds, and is responsible for maintaining and protecting the exterior and interior of English Lutheran Church, while staying aware of church emergency policies and procedures. Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, retirement, paid time off and paid holidays.
Digital Communications Coordinator
Are you a creative digital communication aficionado with a passion for connecting communities? Trinity Lutheran Church (TLC) in Sparta, WI invites you to join our team as a part-time Digital Communications Coordinator (DCC). In this pivotal role, you will develop and manage our internal and external digital communications, helping to connect our members to the vibrant mission and ministry of TLC. With flexible hours not exceeding 10 per week, you'll work under the guidance of our Senior Pastor to produce engaging digital media, coordinate live-streamed events, and maintain our online presence. Your expertise with MAC and PC devices, video editing, sound systems, and social media will empower you to support and train our staff and members. We seek a candidate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organizational capabilities, and a creative flair. If you have a knack for working both independently and as part of a team, and can foster an atmosphere of warmth and hospitality, we want to hear from you. Join us in this rewarding role where you can help shape the digital face of TLC and make a meaningful impact in our community.
Ministry Coordinator
As Trinity Lutheran in Sparta works to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, the part-time Ministry Coordinator will help connect the gifts, passions, and willingness of members of congregation with the ongoing and developing ministries of Trinity Lutheran Church by:
Providing varied and flexible opportunities for member involvement.
Providing outlets to better utilize the gifts and talents of members willing to participate in the ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Assist the council, committees, staff, and working groups of Trinity Lutheran in naming and connecting the members of Trinity with the ongoing work of the congregation.
Part Time Pianist/Organist
We look forward to welcoming a new face into our music ministry at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Viroqua. The job description is posted on our Good Shepherd website: https://www.gsviroqua.org/
Submissions will be reviewed starting immediately.
We look forward to welcoming a pianist who will share their musical gifts and contribute to the worship life of our congregation.
Program Director, African Descent Ministries
Through the Service and Justice unit, the ELCA Churchwide Organization fosters and facilitates this church’s engagement in service and promotes efforts to call and act for justice. Its work includes engaging in mission, service, and justice in accompaniment with churches and organizations in other countries; engaging with communities, coalitions, and networks, congregations, and synods in service and justice work within the territorial jurisdiction of this church; and providing guidance to members on matters of social justice.
This position develops partnerships with other churchwide units, synods, congregations, and ELCA institutions and agencies to provide voice for the African Descent members in the ELCA and to respond effectively to the needs of the ELCA African Descent community. This position oversees the implementation of the African Descent Strategy, focusing on strengthening African Descent congregations, building leadership capacity, and justice work, and is engaged in this church’s commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
This is a full-time, regular, exempt, remote position.
Regional Gift Planner
The ELCA Foundation is expanding its team! We seek four passionate regional gift planners to serve Iowa, Wisconsin, the Twin Cities and Illinois. These full-time, remote positions offer a meaningful opportunity to help individuals and ministries create lasting legacies.
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Program Manager, Total Inclusion!
Part-time, Contract, Fully Remote
Total Inclusion! is a grant-funded collaboration between the ELCA churchwide organization and the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Network (LOM). The mission of “Total Inclusion!” is to educate, encourage and equip Lutheran outdoor ministry sites (members of LOM) to grow in their intentional welcome of groups of people who have historically been marginalized in church and at camp, specifically people of color, people who are LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.
The Project Manager’s responsibilities will include building relationships with LOM executive directors, administering sub-grants and reporting, building a mentoring network, telling and amplifying grant/inclusion stories, supporting applicants and grantees, reporting to the LOM Diversity Committee, planning and executing a final gathering of grantees in Year 3, and in the final years, creating a longitudinal evaluation/impact report.
This is a half-time, contract position for three years and includes benefits. This position will begin January 1, 2026 and conclude December 31, 2028.