Minister Search

The Grants church of Christ is a congregation of about 50 members. We are looking for a minister who can preach and teach and grow the congregation. It would be important to have a desire to encourage the youth as well.  We have a recently remodeled building which is centrally located in the city. Grants is seated at the base of Mt. Taylor which is the second tallest peak in the state at 11,301 feet and lies within the Cibola National Forest. Mt. Taylor is heavily forested with Ponderosa Pine, Blue Spruce, Pinon Pine, and Aspen. There are large herds of elk, a large deer population, brown bear, turkey, and mountain lion. The climate is very mild with high temperatures in the mid 90's for a few days in July and lows below freezing in December and into March. We have had as much as three feet of snow in the winter but those accumulations are rare.  Most accumulations are 1 to 3 inches which disappear in a day or two. The Zuni Mountains lie to the South of Grants with beautiful Blue Water Lake perched on high mesas just to the North of the Zuni Mountains. Hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking and four-wheeling are popular pastimes in the area. 

The church in Grants is racially diverse and reflects the variety of ethnicities in this part of the state. The majority of the congregants are more mature, most of whom attend on Sunday morning with a smaller number attending a Wednesday night bible class. The ladies of the congregation have a well attended Ladies bible study which meets on Friday mornings  via Zoom from 10:00 to 11:30. Prior to the pandemic we had a vibrant ministry at the local Good Sam Nursing home. The nursing home has done a good job of protecting its residents from exposure to the virus by stopping all visitation. 

Candidates should be married, with a wife who compliments his ministry. We would expect him to be well versed in the scriptures, have a love for preaching, teaching and discipleship. Interested parties should contact David H. Stewart at davidhstewart87020@yahoo.com. Salary and benefits will be discussed with the church leaders. 

David H. Stewart