Lead Pastor

New York Valley Church in Yates Center, KS is seeking a bi-vocational pastor. The church is able to provide a partial salary for the selected pastor. The church also has a 3 bedroom/2 bath parsonage with paid utilities and allowance for a phone.
New York Valley was a rural community six miles east and three miles south of Yates Center, KS. The original church sat at this location and was first organized in 1884. In 1994 the church bought land 1 mile east of Yates Center on US Hwy 54.
The church now averages +- 30 in attendance on Sundays. At one time the church had two services and +/- 200 attending. The church is a nondenominational congregation which accepts the Holy Bible as their rule of faith and practice, exists for the promotion of the Gospel of  Jesus Christ.
Yates Center is rural and is centrally located in Woodson County with a population of around 3,000.
Yates Center is around 80-90 miles from Topeka, Wichita and Joplin, MO. The church carries no debt, and is attending services in a structure built in 1995.
The pastor must be personable and approachable and able to relate to persons of all ages. A pastor who will advance the churches desire to “connect every life to Jesus “. He will provide spiritual guidance, leadership, vision and direction for the church in the community.
We have a monthly women’s and men’s breakfast and a monthly prayer service. One could envision this as a church plant. All the elders, deacons and officers in place.  It just needs some one with energy for the Lord.
Interested parties can send an email to [email protected] to begin the process.