Open Positions

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• Rector, Vicar & Priest-in-Charge

• Associate, Assistant & Chaplain

• Lay

Rector, Vicar, Priest-in-Charge & Interim

Receiving Names

To apply to a parish, send a cover letter, resume and OTM Portfolio to the parish contact listed below. Details on the positions can be found at otmportfolio.org, though in some cases the position may be posted to the Transition Ministry Conference jobs board--if so, it will be noted on the listing below. Clergy should download the posting from when they apply to ensure they are able to access the document throughout the

• St. Peter's Church Hill, Richmond: Priest-in-Charge (Rector conversion), 3/4 time. 79 communicants, 44 ASA, $161,000 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted November 30, 2022. Open until filled. 
• St. Andrew's Oregon Hill, Richmond: Priest-in-Charge (Rector conversion), 3/4 time. 100 communicants, 39 ASA, $208,000 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted November 30, 2022. Open until filled. 
• Christ Church, Lucketts: Priest in Shared Ministry Team. 65 communicants, 35 ASA, $89,553 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted November 30, 2022, Open until filled.
• St. James and St. Paul's, Montross: Priest-in-Charge, half-time. 116 communicants (combined), 43 ASA (combined), $122,687 operating revenue (combined). Website St James. Facebook St. Paul's. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted November 5, 2022. Open until filled.
• St. Peter's Church, New Kent: Priest-in-Charge (Rector conversion), full time. 258 communicants, 47 ASA, $237,867 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted June 2, 2022, updated June 28, 2022. Open until filled. 
• St. Asaph's, Bowling Green: Priest-in-Charge, part-time. 151 communicants, 30 ASA, $43,688 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted July 15, 2022, Open until filled. 
• St. John's Church, Centreville: Priest-in-Charge (Rector conversion), full time. 83 communicants, 26 ASA, $461,212 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. See TMC jobs board for more info. Posted June 7, 2022, Open until filled. 
• Vauter's Church, Loretto (Essex): Priest-in-Charge, part-time. 82 communicants, 13 ASA, $68,104 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. Posted May 31, 2022, Open until filled.
• Wicomico Parish Church, Wicomico Parish: Rector, full-time. 261 communicants, 110 ASA, $336,382 operating revenue. Website. Contact: Jim Harding, Chair.  otmportfolio.org, Receiving names until December 31, 2023. 

Self-Study & Building Portfolio

• Immanuel, Old Church, Mechanicsville: Rector, full-time. 260 communicants, 48 ASA, $240,657 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham
• St. Andrew's Oregon Hill, Richmond: Rector, full-time.100 communicants, 42 ASA. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham
• Christ Church, Glen Allen (Richmond): Rector, full-time. 1,200 communicants, 112 ASA (significant drop during COVID), $884,900 operating revenue. Website. Contact: The Rev. Shirley Smith Graham. 

In Transition, Pre-Self-Study

• Christ Church, Brandy Station
• St. Francis, Mankin Sabot
• St. Anne's Parish, Scottsville
• Christ Ascension, Richmond
• Olivet, Alexandria
• St. Mark's, Alexandria
• Church of the Spirit, Alexandria
• All Saints, Sharon's Chapel, Alexandria
• Our Redeemer, Aldie
• Christ Church, Gordonsville
• Emmanuel, Rapidan

*Seeking long-term supply. Contact the Rev. Shirley Smith Graham to express interest. 

Associate, Assistant & Chaplain

Please be sure to save the job description of any position you apply to, as it will be removed after the close date. (The URL will remain active but will no longer be searchable.) 

• Goodwin House, Falls Church:  Director of Chaplaincy Services, full-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted November 9, 2022
• St. Catherine's School, Richmond: School Chaplain, full-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted November 14, 2022
• St. Matthew's, Richmond:  Priest, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted September 14, 2022
• Trinity, Upperville: Associate Priest, full-time. Position description. Website. Open until filled.

If you would like to list an associate, assistant or chaplain position, please send a .doc or PDF to the Rev. Shirley Smith Graham, Interim Transition Minister, on letterhead including descriptions of the position and the community, and info on how to apply. For hiring rectors: process for calling an assistant/associate rector. 

Lay

Please be sure to save the job description of any position you apply to, as it will be removed after the close date. (The URL will remain active but will no longer be searchable.) 

Positions will be listed for 30 days unless indicated otherwise.

• St. Gabriel's, Leesburg:  Bookkeeper, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted on November 9, 2022
• St. Aidan's School, Alexandria:  Director, full-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted November 7, 2022
• St. Stephen's, Culpeper:  Organist, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted October 31, 2022
• St. George's, Fredericksburg: Parish Finance Manager, full-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted October 24, 2022
• St. John's, Richmond: Music Director, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.   Posted October 24, 2022
• All Souls, Mechanicsville: Music Director, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted October 20, 2022
• St. James's, Richmond: Livestream Operator and Video Editor, part-time.  Position Description.  Website.  Posted October 20, 2022

If you would like to list a lay position, please send a .doc or PDF to Gloria Parham on your parish's letterhead including descriptions of the position and the community, and info on how to apply. 

Eligibility for posting: Any position at a parish, school or related organization part of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia can be (and likely should be) posted on this webpage. We can post positions for neighboring Episcopal dioceses, so long as the parish or organization is within about 30 minutes of the diocesan border. We can post ecumenical positions within or close to the Diocese of Virginia's boundaries, but we don't post positions from other denominations. Those posting or seeking positions might consider using some of the jobs boards below.

Some Other Jobs Boards: 

• Episcopal News Service
• OTMPortfolio.org (for Episcopal Clergy)
• The Episcopal Diocese of Washington
• The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
• The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
• Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE)
• Episcopal Parish Network (Formerly CEEP)