Rochester Life, Rochester Life Church, Rochester, Washington, Assemblies of God

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Thank you for prayerfully considering Rochester Life


Rochester Life is looking for an experienced and caring Lead Pastor to join us in discovering and becoming all God desires us to be.

The Place: Rochester Life in Rochester, Washington (Thurston County) - Rochester is a rural bedroom community that has experienced 30% growth over the last 20 years in the 10-mile radius around the church building. Most working residents commute north to Tumwater/Olympia or south to Centralia/Chehalis. 58% in white collar jobs; 42% in blue collar jobs.


Our History: Rochester Life is a friendly, welcoming, kind, and authentic community of believers. Founded in 1953 by a former foreign missionary, Sister McKinney, Rochester Life became affiliated with the Assemblies of God in 1979. Over the past 50 years, we’ve been blessed by long tenures of our lead pastors, including 21 years (Hafner), 6 years (Ruby), 18 Years (Holmes), and 6 years (Barth). For the last 20 years the lead pastor position has been full-time. Rochester Life outgrew its building 20 years ago, and has been meeting mostly in schools, but we’re now finishing up a renovation of the building. The goal of the renovation is to maximize the modest building for ministry enabling the ability to hold multiple ministry gatherings as desired for 100+ adults at a time. This renovation should be finished around January 1, 2025.

Additional information: A Church/Community Profile can be found here.

Salary: Competitive salary and wages

To apply: If you're interested in joining this community of believers as our Lead Pastor, please forward a cover email, resume, and references to info@RochesterLife.org - All submissions must include a "link" to a video of you preaching, a picture of you and your family, and why you and Rochester Life would be a good fit.