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Senior Pastor Position – Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Position – Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Position – Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
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📍 7634 Gann Road, Hixson 37343
📞 423-842-3400
📧 pleasantgrovehixson@gmail.com
Church Overview
Denominational Affiliation: Committed to the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist Faith and Message 2000
Membership:
Total Members: 400
Average Attendance: 175
Financial Snapshot:
2026 Budget: $340,000
2025 Total Receipts: $425,000
Mission Giving: $38,200
Ministries:
Sunday School/Bible Study, Children, Youth, Women’s (Women of Wisdom; Women In Need of God and Sisterhood), Senior Adults, Hospitality
Staff:
- 1 Full-Time Pastor
- 3 Part-Time Ministerial Staff
- 2 Part-Time Non-Ministerial Staff
Mission & Outreach:
- Mission-minded congregation supporting the SBC Cooperative Program and independent missionaries. Active outreach to the community, including Hixson High School, Middle Valley Elementary, and a Monday school outreach to a local nursing home.
Demographics:
- Growing, family-oriented, multi-generational church celebrating 125 years of ministry.
Facilities:
- Recently completed a $600,000 Worship Center renovation and maintains a Family Life Center.
Position: Senior Pastor
The Pastor Search Committee of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is prayerfully seeking a man called by God to serve as Senior Pastor.
Qualifications & Expectations:
- In full agreement with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000
- Demonstrates a clear calling to pastoral ministry
- Faithful in preaching and teaching the Gospel
- Exhibits Christlike character
- Committed to shepherding and leading the congregation
- Passionate about evangelism, discipleship, missions, pastoral care, and community outreach
- The committee welcomes prayerful recommendations of qualified candidates who would be a strong fit for this growing congregation.
How to Apply
- Resumes may be sent to:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
- Attn: Pastor Search Committee
- 7634 Gann Road Hixson, TN 37343
- email: pleasantgrovehixson@gmail.com
For additional information, please contact:
Chuck Baker – 423-883-4308
Rick Rogers – 423-598-9094
Please join Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in prayer during this important season of seeking the Lord’s guidance.
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