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Associate Rector
St. James and St. Paul’s (Virginia City) are two historic Montana parishes embarking on a new partnership through shared a shared clergy person. St. James is growing and the current staff and clergy can’t keep up while St. Paul’s has been without a priest since their former Rector retired in 2024.
We are searching for a priest or transitional deacon to serve half-time at St. James as an Associate Rector and half-time at St. Paul’s as a Priest-in-Charge. After two years, each parish will consider the incumbent for promotion to Co-Rector and Rector, respectively.
These two churches are about an hour and 20 minutes apart—a relatively short distance in the Diocese of Montana—and in two very different communities. Bozeman is a university town (Go Cats!) and a growing city of over 58,000 people with a vibrant arts and culture scene, while Virginia City is a very small town of about 220 (though it was once MT’s largest city during the gold boom years of the 1860s at the time of St. Paul’s founding) and is full of living history. Learn more about us both in our Vocation Hub Profile!
Both Bozeman and Virginia City offer unparalleled access to the outdoors, with world-class trout streams, superb skiing, and hundreds of miles of trails to explore close to both towns. We think this is a great place to live and serve and hope that you will too!
Third year seminarians and recent seminary graduates are welcome to apply.
The salary for this full time position is $64,575 annually with full pension and medical benefits (including family coverage). Clergy in the Diocese of Montana are eligible for a 12 week sabbatical after 6 years of service.
To apply, please submit the following:
We are searching for a priest or transitional deacon to serve half-time at St. James as an Associate Rector and half-time at St. Paul’s as a Priest-in-Charge. After two years, each parish will consider the incumbent for promotion to Co-Rector and Rector, respectively.
These two churches are about an hour and 20 minutes apart—a relatively short distance in the Diocese of Montana—and in two very different communities. Bozeman is a university town (Go Cats!) and a growing city of over 58,000 people with a vibrant arts and culture scene, while Virginia City is a very small town of about 220 (though it was once MT’s largest city during the gold boom years of the 1860s at the time of St. Paul’s founding) and is full of living history. Learn more about us both in our Vocation Hub Profile!
Both Bozeman and Virginia City offer unparalleled access to the outdoors, with world-class trout streams, superb skiing, and hundreds of miles of trails to explore close to both towns. We think this is a great place to live and serve and hope that you will too!
Third year seminarians and recent seminary graduates are welcome to apply.
The salary for this full time position is $64,575 annually with full pension and medical benefits (including family coverage). Clergy in the Diocese of Montana are eligible for a 12 week sabbatical after 6 years of service.
To apply, please submit the following:
| A letter of interest A current resume A PDF of your current Vocation Hub Candidate Profile A link to a recent sermon Send to: The Rev. Rowan Larson, Rector (St. James) rector@stjamesbozeman.org If you still have questions about the specifics of this call, please do not hesitate to reach out to learn more! |