General Information

Job Title:

Senior Pastor: First Presbyterian Church

Job Description:

Full-time senior pastor for 300 member EPC church in Starkville, MS. Responsible for preaching and teaching, pastoring the congregation and managing the staff of 12 (4 full-time and 7 part-time). Associate pastor, youth pastor, college ministry intern, and preschool director are full-time positions. Starkville is home to Mississippi State University, and the FPC Starkville congregation would like to expand its ministry to the campus as well as attract young families.

Position Qualifications:

Qualifications

Expository teaching of the Scriptures and committed to Reformed theology with a real-life application for the congregation, both believers and non-believers

Committed to the Great Commission

Demonstrate a genuine heart for shepherding the congregation with joy, compassion, and attentiveness

Strong in organizational and administrative leadership

Gifted in delegation to staff and congregation

Ordained (or eligible for ordination) in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, with senior pastor experience, preferred but not required

Master of Divinity required; further education appreciated

Attributes

Strong Biblical character: walks with integrity and leads by example

An approachable and humble shepherd

Invested in the lives of our congregation

Passionate about missions, both locally and globally, as well as outreach to MSU students

Ability to inspire stewardship and generous giving to the glory of God

Energetically serves our community

Welcomes feedback and responds with conviction and care

Application Deadline

10/31/2026

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary Range:

TBD

General Information

Church/Organization Name

First Presbyterian Church

Contact Name & Contact Info

Industry

Church

Denomination

Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)

City, State

Starkville, MS

Description of Organization

First Presbyterian Church in Starkville Mississippi, is rich with history, sharing Christ in our community. Celebrating our 200th year in 2021, we rejoice that God has provided graciously for our faith community for generations.

We are a church that preaches the doctrines of grace as a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a global movement of evangelical Presbyterian churches. We joyfully share God's Good News fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Our Biblical, Christian faith is expressed through the EPC's Affirmation, The Essentials. Additionally, the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms serve as our more detailed confessional standard.

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