Date Posted - February 20, 2026
F/T or P/T - full time
Salary - $50,000.00
Invitation to Serve - At Bethlehem United Church of Christ, we are called to be a welcoming, vibrant and inclusive community, where everyone is invited to experience God’s love. Join us in our ministry!
Housing Option - Parsonage available
Housing Information - We have two residential properties which are available. Our Hewitt St. parsonage is located on the city’s west side which is a highly desirable family-oriented neighborhood, within walking or biking distance from the church. Our 4th Avenue parsonage (currently rented) is located adjacent to the main church property in the central downtown.
Benefits - We have available a full array of benefits and will tailor a package for the successful candidate’s needs.
Job Description -
Current size of membership: 338 as of 9-18-25
Position Title: Pastor, full time position
Position Duration: Settled – a called position intended for longer-term ministry in which the minister moves church membership to the congregation and moves standing to related association
Compensation Level: Full Time preferred
Does the total support package meet conference compensation guidelines? Yes
Salary Guidelines (Salary and Housing Allowance, Salary and Parsonage, Years of Experience)
Bethlehem UCC is an urban church within walking distance from the vibrant University of Michigan campus and a short drive to the Eastern Michigan campus.
Bethlehem United Church of Christ is an Open and Affirming church which has served the Ann Arbor area for over 190+ years. We are seeking a pastor who can honor and cherish our legacy while helping us shape the future. Someone who can balance BUCC’s traditions with innovative ways to build our church, utilizing some of the energy of the community and the surrounding universities - bridging generations and cultivating a spiritual life that speaks to both longtime members and newcomers alike.
We believe in the power of a widening circle - drawing in people of goodwill and nurturing spaces where healing, holy work, and social transformation can take root. We look not only for inclusion, but for true belonging, intimacy, authenticity, love, and accountability which are not just aspirations for us - they are essentials. Our next pastor will embody and preach a theology of love and belonging and will actively work to ensure that our community lives into that calling.
We seek a leader who helps us hear one another, hold one another, love one another; a pastor who can laugh with us. We are looking for someone who will walk alongside us—open-hearted and grounded, helping us grow, and do the hard work of being church together.
Denomination - UCC
Administrative Body - Michigan Conference - UCC
Organization - Bethlehem United Church of Christ
Organization's Address - 423 South 4th Ave Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Organization's Website - https://bethlehem-ucc.org/
Organization's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bethlehemuccA2/
Organization's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bethlehemuccannarbor3435/streams
