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Associate Pastor

Date Posted: January 31, 2025
Hours Per Week: 40-60
Friedberg Moravian Church
Winston Salem, NC, USA
Job Type: Adult Pastor,Associate Pastor
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Who Are The Moravians

The Moravians (Unitas Fratrum) are the oldest protestant denomination who spring from the martyrdom of the Czech reformer, Jan Hus in 1415 at Constance, Switzerland.  The Moravians predated the German reformer, Martin Luther by about 100 years.  Hus’s martyrdom spawned the Hussite Wars between the Catholics and the reformers, with a small surviving band of believers eventually migrating to Herrnhut, Germany in 1722, where they found refuge on the estate of a young German Count, Nicolas Von Zinzendorf.  In Herrnhut, the Moravians prospered, and within 12 years sent out 300 missionaries to far flung places, such as Greenland, Labrador, the West Indes, North America, etc.  Today, there are approximately 1.5 million Moravians worldwide with about 80% in Africa, 10% in Europe and North America, and most of the remainder in the West Indes and Latin America.

The following link to the Moravian Ground of the Unity Statement will give you a more complete statement of who we are:  https://www.moravian.org/2018/10/the-ground-of-the-unity/.

About Friedberg Moravian Church

Friedberg Moravian Church is an active, vibrant church of 910 confirmed communicant members with an average attendance of 391 worshipers.  It is located about 12 miles south of Winston-Salem, NC in a beautiful rural area on the Forsyth/Davidson County line.  Friedberg is presently in the call process for an Associate Pastor.

Friedberg is unusual in the depth and breadth of the lay leadership present in the congregation.

This level of leadership is one of Friedberg’s strongest assets and provides a strong foundation for future growth and vitality.  Friedberg has strong children’s and youth programs with dedicated staff directors for each level.

Friedberg is a Scripture and Prayer centered church which is manifested in our many outreach areas.  A partial list of outreach areas includes: Mission, Prison Ministry, Christian Education, Outreach, Evangelism, Family Life, Scouts, Music, Elder Care, Preschool, and more.

Helpful links which will more fully describe Friedberg Moravian Church are shown below:

Link to Friedberg 250th Anniversary Celebration.  https://friedberg.church/friedbergs-250th-anniversary/

Link to Rev. John Giesler’s history of Friedberg.  https://friedberg.church/the-friedberg-story/

Link to Friedberg’s History on Moravian Archives.   https://moravianarchives.org/congregations/friedberg-moravian-church/

More Friedberg history (podcasts).  https://friedberg.church/podcast

Interested parties should submit a comprehensive Cv with references to John Dyer, Chair of Friedberg Planning Committee at [email protected].

M.Div Required

5 years minimum pastoral and pulpit experience preferred.

How To Apply

Please send resume and references to John Dyer at [email protected].