Vermont Congregational Deployment News

May 2008

The following congregations/organizations in the Diocese of Vermont are in transition regarding clergy leadership. If you know of a good candidate for one of these positions, or are interested yourself, please contact (email preferred):

Thad Bennett, Canon for Ministry Development and Deployment
802-365-7269

“Receiving names” means that Thad wants to know of anyone interested and will be giving the Ministry Discernment Committee a list within a few weeks.

Click here to download a letter from Canon Thad Bennett outlining the Diocese of Vermont process (MS Word).

Click here to download the "Confidential Personal Information Form" (MS Word) to be sent to Canon Bennett by those interested in a deployment opportunity in Vermont.

[Note: Highlighted names are links to congregation web sites or pages on this site]

Camp Agape – coordinator, part-time, year-round. Very exciting. Contact Thad.
Download a 2008 Camp Agape camper brochure and a volunteer brochure.

Barre, Good Shepherd – Rector, part time. No rectory. No longer receiving names.

Bellows Falls, Immanuel Church – Rector retired. Need part-time interim (1/2 - 3/4). Contact Thad for information.

Brandon with Forestdale, St. Thomas & Grace, Priest-in-partnership, part-time with rectory. Interim in place; profilen almost complete. Receiving names.

Hardwick, St. John the Baptist – Rector retired. Need half-time interim. Contact Thad for information.

Lyndonville, St. Peter’s – Priest-in-partnership, very part-time. Receiving names.

Proctorsville, Gethsemane – Priest-in-charge/rector, very part-time, on hold.

Rutland, Trinity Church – Priest-in-partnership, 3/4 to full time. Receiving names. Contact Thad NOW.

Slate Valley Regional Ministry (Castleton/Fair Haven, Poultney, Wells) – Priest-in-partnership, part-time. Rectory available. Process on hold.

St. Alban's, St. Luke's – Rector. Interim just called. Ministry Discernment Committee starting work.

St. Johnsbury, St. Andrew's, Priest-in-partnership, part time without rectory. No longer receiving names.

South Burlington, All Saints', Rector retires in June. Seeking part-time interim to start in September. Approximately 1/3 time. No rectory.

Stowe, St. John's in the Mountains, Rector retires in June. Has been full-time. Will know interim status after May 7.

Vergennes, St. Paul's – Rector, Full or part-time, with rectory. No longer receiving names.

If you have any thoughts about these opportunities please contact Thad Bennett, Canon for Ministry Development and Deployment.