About Table Church

Our vision is to experience the presence of God through the presence of family, and our three core values are: Family with God, Family with Church, Family with Neighbors. We are a church based in Chinatown/Lower East Side, New York City.

We are called “Table Church” because we value the horizontal experience of faith, just as much as the vertical relationship we share with God. On a typical Sunday service, people will sit at tables and the pastor will create time for discussion because we believe in peer discipleship and the importance of building authentic connections in a faith community. The vast majority of our church serves on a team, including hospitality, marketing, prayer, or tech. We’ve invested into our weekly small groups, and have even done mini groups of three people for deeper connection. Understanding our post-Christendom environment in NYC, we’ve prioritized creating faith spaces for the unchurched, deconstructed, and seekers, and created a curriculum based on topics they care about. To reach our neighborhood, we’ve distributed food to our low-income neighbors, hosted free garage shares, and took polaroid pictures for local families. To develop relationships with our friends, we’ve hosted holiday parties, “church in the park” picnics, and even hosted “Coffee House” events with local musicians. We also know the top importance of cultivating sacred spaces to meet with Jesus; we’ve held quarterly worship nights, do 2-3 retreats a year, and hold weekly prayer meetings. There is a lot of freedom and creativity at our church!

“Table Church” exists as the English ministry within the context of “Chinese Conservative Baptist Church,” planted back in 1959 by missionaries who sought after Chinese restaurant workers with the gospel. Back in 2021, we legally added “Table Church” as our church name to be more welcoming to more people. The Chinese and English ministries share space and resources with each other and have recently pushed for more cultural unity and teamwork, especially when reaching the younger generation. The English pastor, Chinese pastor, and church administrator meet every week to pray, laugh, care for each other, and discuss overall church plans.

This is an exciting time to join in the life of our church. Over the past few years, we’ve developed a solid base of 40 attendees each week, who are primarily college-educated young adult professionals and are mostly Asian American. We are hoping to become more multigenerational and multiethnic to accurately reflect the neighborhood we serve, which is a mix of young adult professionals, Chinatown families, and NYCHA Housing residents.

Ideal Candidate:

• Dedicated to building multicultural communities.
• Passionate about urban ministry and local neighbors.
• Approachable, sincere, and genuine.
• Relationship oriented.
• Mission minded.
• Able to take the initiative and be a self-starter.
• Innovative and willing to learn.
• Emotionally intelligent and able to handle different personalities.
• Effective in communicating and willing to take feedback.

Work Schedule:

• Full-time 40 hours including Sunday services

Feel free to visit our website at: https://www.tablechurch.nyc

or our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tablechurch.nyc

Key Pastoral Responsibilities:

• Oversee church ministries including Sunday service and weekly meetings.
• Collaborate with church staff, deacons, trustees, and volunteers.
• Preach on Sundays.
• Discipleship with church leaders through spiritual formation.
• Build teams and identify leaders to run church ministries.
• Counsel church members through conflict and tragedy.
• Build relationships with local organizations.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Bible college/seminary degree is preferred, but the main priority is an ability to demonstrate solid biblical theology.
• 3-5 years of ministry/pastoral experience.
• Currently located in NYC or NJ.

Benefits

Benefits & Compensation:

Our compensation package includes a full-time salary, health, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off. The salary will be determined based on a candidate’s experience and credentials.