
Website Maple Avenue Christian Church
Position Description: Maple Avenue Christian Church (MACC) is
prayerfully looking for our next Senior Minister! MACC is a
non-denominational, restoration movement congregation, located in
Macomb, Illinois. MACC is a large church in our community, and it
strives to further the Kingdom not only in our town, but throughout
the world. The Senior Minister will shepherd and direct the
congregation to live out our value statement of “Transforming People
to Christ-likeness”. We are looking for a leader who will share our
mission to “Connect, Grow, Serve, and Share” and be passionate for our
core values that state we are Created to worship God, Commissioned to
seek lost people, Challenged to grow in Christ, Called to care for one
another, Commanded to be whole-life stewards, Cultivated to live a
life of prayer, and Crafted to serve one another.
We are seeking a dynamic individual who is a visionary leader and will
be committed to preaching and teaching God’s Word and proclaiming the
Gospel of Jesus to seek and to serve the lost, while building up
Christ-followers in their faith. This individual will assist our
congregation in spiritual growth and discipling others into a deeper
relationship with Christ. You will work alongside the eldership in
shepherding our congregation, while leading an amazing staff of 7
individuals. Our minister will inspire ministry team leaders and
volunteers in many exciting ministry opportunities.
An ideal Senior Minister will have a heart for ministry and have a
passion for leading others to Christ. Our Sunday morning church
attendance is averaging 230 people, with many others watching our
services online. MACC has recently constructed a new 24,000 square
foot debt-free addition to our existing building, which is being used
for new worship space (which doubles as our gym), classrooms,
fellowship area, and staff offices. We strive to use our facilities to
bring individuals into the church with many exciting events.
In our 58-year history, we strive to be a church involved in outreach.
MACC is known for meeting needs in the Macomb area. These outreach
ministries include our benevolence ministry, offering free
Thanksgiving baskets to anyone who requests food, and going out into
our community on Christmas Eve to distribute free meals. We offer
opportunities for the community to enter our doors with our annual
Seder meal, youth events, and a fall festival for hundreds of children
in our area. Missions is of great importance to us as we reach out to
other ministries throughout our region, the country, and across the
world.
MACC is located in beautiful Macomb, Illinois, with a population of
close to 15,000 citizens. Macomb is home to the Western Illinois
University and our community college, Spoon River College. We have the
corporate headquarters for the NTN Bower corporation and are also
proud to be a manufacturing facility for Pella Windows. Macomb also
has over 400 acres of parks and recreation areas, and we are just a
few short miles from Lake Argyle State Park. We also have daily train
service to downtown Chicago. Our educational network includes a public
school system of over 2,000 students. Healthcare is also a priority in
the community with McDonough District Hospital located in Macomb.
Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to check out our church
website: www.connectgrowserveshare.com.
After prayerful consideration, interested candidates should submit
resumes to bwestern@outlook.com or mail to:
Maple Avenue Christian Church
Senior Minister Search Team
1300 Maple Avenue
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: 309-255-9806
Average Attendance: 230
To apply for this job email your details to bwestern@outlook.com