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Find an Opportunity to Serve the Church

The work God calls us to do in the world is never done alone or in isolation. Look here for your opportunity to join our mission. The churchwide organization plays a key role in developing and supporting a culture of interdependence, diversity and common mission across the ELCA and its partners.

Leading and Supporting the Church

Guided by a churchwide assembly, the ELCA Church Council and four elected officers, the ELCA’s churchwide organization, together with the church’s congregations and synods, ensures a foundation of leadership, community engagement, opportunities for dialogue, creative partnerships and support for members and ministries.

Vocation Locations

Our staff and officers work at the Lutheran Center in Chicago and remotely from locations around the world, serving as administrators, advisers, conveners, partners and resource people for the ELCA and its ministries.

Employee Benefits

The ELCA knows it is important to provide fair compensation and benefits. In addition to our benefits package, other benefits the church provides include paid vacation, sick leave, personal days, paid holidays, paid maternity/ paternity/ adoptive leave, training and development opportunities, among others.

Pay and Benefits

Attracting and supporting our team.

ELCA employees are vested from their first day of work, and the churchwide organization contributes an amount based on 10% of employees’ annual salaries.

Retirement Plan

Vested on day one.

Medical, dental, mental health and prescription benefits are included, and an employee assistance program (providing confidential counseling) and a flexible spending account are also available. The ELCA churchwide organization pays health plan premiums for each employee and eligible dependents.

Health and Wellness

Covering care for employees, dependents.

‍The ELCA Flexible Spending Account allows you to set aside pretax dollars to use for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.

Flexible Spending

Set aside pretax dollars for care.

‍Qualified employees can continue to receive a partial salary and health benefits in cases of long-term disability, defined as lasting more than 60 days.

Disability Plan

Keep partial salary, benefits.

The churchwide organization provides a lump-sum survivor benefit ranging from $6,000 to $50,000.

Survivor Benefits

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Career Opportunities

Human Resources

The ELCA Human Resources team can answer your questions and provide information about career opportunities with the church in the U.S. and internationally.

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U.S. Opportunities

Check here to find the latest information about job openings in various ELCA departments and locations.

Current Job Openings

Opportunities Around the Globe

Find job openings to support our global mission.

Global Service

Global Work Openings

There are many ELCA-affiliated groups with global job and volunteer opportunities in community development, humanitarian relief and other fields.

Global Service

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