Date Posted: 1/31/2025
First United Methodist Church Celina, Celina, TX
Job Description
Position Summary:
To promote leadership in developing and implementing the music ministries of First United Methodist Church of Celina, and to actively engage the congregation in worship through music.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work alongside ministers to plan regular Sunday and seasonal services.
- Select music for traditional, contemporary, and seasonal services including hymns, praise songs and offertories and special music for music-focused sermon series
- Direct and rehearse various music ensembles.
- Chancel Choir: Choral pieces for offertories and special music for seasonal cantatas and musicals
- Hand Bell Choir: Preludes and offertories
- Children’s Choir: Songs for regular performances throughout the Fall and Spring
- Praise Band and Singers: Songs for contemporary and blended service.
- Provide instrumental and vocal music for Funerals and Weddings as needed.
- Develop and Maintain Music Library, following copyright law.
- Oversee Audio Visual workers for services and line them up for special occasions, rentals, funerals, weddings, etc.
- Oversee Band Members, Pianist and AV including payroll submission to Finance.
- Attend weekly Staff Meetings, occasional Staff Retreats and Committee Meetings as needed.
- Work within an annually approved music budget.
Qualifications
- A degree in music education, music performance or equivalent experience.
- Enthusiastic with good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to actively engage the congregation during worship through music.
- Guitar and/or Piano experience preferred.
How to Apply
Please send a resume with a cover letter to: Sara Price at [email protected] or Rev. Ben Shinn at [email protected]
Applications will be accepted through February 28.
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 214-289-1402 or 972-382-2655