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Calvary Baptist Church of Loch Sheldrake is prayerfully seeking a Pastor. Our beloved Pastor of 40 years is now retiring in December of 2025. We seek to fulfill the great commission so prayerfully and by the power of the Holy Spirit seek a shepherd to lead this flock. This man of God should be equipped to fulfill the duties of a pastor according to scripture (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1; Ephesians 4; & Matthew 18).

Our congregation seeks a bi-vocational pastor to lead, oversee, and shepherd the flock of this Independent Baptist Church. A diverse congregation, we are a Bible believing, gospel preaching Church, committed to faithfully proclaiming God’s truths from the Bible which God has enabled us to do so, for over 160 years. We worship with a mix of hymns and contemporary music and are not a King James only church.

Located in the heart of Sullivan County NY surrounded by the lovely rolling hills of the Catskills. Our church is located on Lake Loch Sheldrake. With a year-round population of over 80,000 souls(Sullivan County); our summer visitors make that number swell exponentially making this area excellent for evangelism. With projections for this year reaching nearly 4 times as much, the fields are ripe for harvest. The area boasts many recreational opportunities such as sightseeing, hiking, running, fishing, boating, hunting and many more.

Our church is in maintained condition and is debt free. CBC has 25-40 in attendance regularly with a blessed mix of children as well. We hold Awana Clubs weekly on Fridays and in the past have had a Youth group that met monthly. We also have VBS yearly.

We are seeking a pastor who holds to the Biblical doctrines of the faith and who exhibits the fruits of the Spirit in the way he leads. One who can evangelize and disciple others as well as equipping the congregation to do the same. CBC is seeking someone to partner with us to spark revival in our community and regrow our congregation. To aid our small church that has been praying for revitalization. Specific expectations are:

• To organize and lead the church.
• To teach Sunday school lessons.
• To preach Word of God in Sunday morning sermons/Leading music is a plus.
• Equip the saints in the Word through preaching, teaching, and discipleship.
• He should be able to facilitate and ensure the other services and ministries are done.
• Equip qualified believers to take part in the growth of our church.
• Excite the church to be a 100% participant outreach ministry.
• Enabling the church to be participatory in God’s Commission.

We need someone who is excited at the opportunity to help grow a congregation, help reach the local community and continue our strong missions’ heart. Our congregation has a strong desire to grow under God’s grace and God’s choice of a pastor to lead us.

We can currently offer a part-time salary of ($35,000) with increases possible as the church expands. It is our goal for the pastor position to grow into a full-time position fully supported by the church.

For additional information, please contact:

Deacon John Whiteman at [email protected] or Treasurer Johnny Munoz at [email protected].