EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bethel Lutheran Church is searching for an 

Office and Grant Manager (18 hours per week)

 

Bethel Lutheran Church is searching for the right candidate to fill a part-time Office and Grant Manager position. The Manager needs to be available to support the mission and vision of this congregation. Communication skills are vitally important to this position; excellent verbal, written, and listening skills are essential. Ability and willingness to work with a team is a must.

 

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-2pm. (15 hours at front desk, 3 flexible hours per week)

 

Office Manager details:

Weekly

• Count weekly offerings on Tuesday mornings

  •  Input information in Google Sheets and church management system, currently SimpleChurch

  • Take money to the bank

• Maintain billing and paid files 

• Prepare birthday cards on a timely basis and send them out accordingly

• Maintain contents of two Little Free Libraries and make sure they look good

• Manage the Little Free Pantry by working with volunteers, visitors, vendors, and contributors

• Assist with monthly newsletters, weekly bulletin, and daily task lists as needed

Bi-monthly

• Check and submit timecards to appropriate personnel

Occasionally

• Create, print, and send out quarterly reports for donations

• Maintain communications with our tenants and organizations who use our building

• Maintain files: births, deaths, membership, transfers, weddings, baptisms, attendance, etc. Indicated above 

• Keep and organize copies of bulletins, newsletters, and meeting minutes

 

Grant Manager details:

• Manage current grants, reports, and spending 

• Work with members and neighbors to apply for Thrivent Action Teams - we apply for at least 30 of these annually

• Research grant possibilities as they come up and are suggested

• Create a rough draft of the parameters of for a grant, be our point person, and apply for grants (or work with occasional grant writer)

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Other

• Attends weekly staff meetings to understand the context and breadth of mission and vision at Bethel and to build relationships and trust with other staff members

• Complete safety checks, lock, and turn off heat/ac, make rounds of the building if you are the last Bethel staff in the building

• Assist the Operations Manager and Pastor as needed

• Be trained, willing, and able to cover for Operations Manager when they are out of the office 

• Perform other duties as assigned and any work as necessary to create an orderly flow of church business

 

Please submit cover letter, resume, and names of references, as soon as possible, to:

Bethel Lutheran Church

ATTN: Personnel Committee

4120 17th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407

Or email: bethel@bethel-mpls.org

 

In gratitude, Bethel Lutheran Church amplifies God’s grace, nourishes all creation, reaches out, and builds community. Bethel was founded in 1899 and has been an active part of the South Minneapolis community for over 125 years. We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation and believe that God welcomes all people into relationships regardless of age, race, economic situation, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We welcome all people to be a part of our community.

Learn more about our faith community by exploring our website at www.bethel-mpls.org.