Pastor, Yoked Ministry – Pine Grove & Upper Spruce Creek Presbyterian Churches – State College, PA

We are two warm and friendly Christ centered, faith based congregations who welcome the person who feel God is calling them to a rural and small community to serve, while only minutes from State College PA, home of Penn State University.

This position will serve two separate congregations (Pine Grove Presbyterian and Upper Spruce Creek Presbyterian) located 8 miles apart, devoting 50% time to each church. Sunday preaching will consist of both a 9:30a.m. service at the Pine Grove church and a 10:45a.m. service at the Upper Spruce Creek church.

We seek a compassionate pastor who can communicate effectively and empathetically with church members and the diverse community surrounding both churches. We desire a pastor who understands the value of small church ministry and who has the creativity and willingness to develop programs and activities to attract young families. We seek a resourceful and organized leader who has the energy and drive to equitably lead two congregations.

Together, Pine Grove and Upper Spruce Creek have a verse that anchors our congregations in this joint venture: “So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5

Pine Grove and Upper Spruce Creek look forward to welcoming the person who feels called to walk alongside of us with a passion for growing together in our faith and in doing so, reach out to those within our congregations and throughout the wider community.

For detailed information, see our Ministry Discernment Profiles (MDP) on the PC(USA) CLC site:

Pine Grove https://clc.pcusa.org/mdp /12795/view/

Upper Spruce Creek https://clc.pcusa.org/mdp/12794/view/

Interested candidates can contact:

Lucy Lake, Upper Spruce Creek PNC Chair at lulake@hotmail.com/814-441-4827

Jeff Sechler, Pine Grove PNC Chair at jsechler@hotmail.com/814-571-1311