Church Planting Resident

About Holy Trinity Edmonds

Holy Trinity Edmonds is a growing Anglican parish in Edmonds, Washington, serving the communities of North King and South Snohomish Counties. We are a parish of the Diocese of Cascadia within the Anglican Church in North America.

We embrace the breadth of the Anglican tradition while remaining firmly committed to the authority of Scripture, the historic creeds, and the principles articulated in the Jerusalem Declaration. Our parish seeks to cultivate a culture marked by humility, hospitality, spiritual formation, mission, and joyful participation in God’s work of renewing all things through Jesus Christ.

Over the past several years, Holy Trinity has experienced sustained growth and now serves between 250-300 worshipers each weekend. We believe God is calling our parish to participate more fully in the church planting mission of the Diocese of Cascadia by helping establish new Anglican congregations in the cities and neighborhoods that surround us.

Full-time, 12–24 month residency with the expectation of planting and leading a future mission congregation in North King or South Snohomish County.

Holy Trinity Edmonds believes that North King and South Snohomish Counties need more faithful Anglican churches. While many historic liturgical congregations in our region are aging, declining, or closing their doors, we see a growing hunger for rooted, sacramental, gospel-centered Christian communities.

We believe every community deserves a local parish that proclaims the gospel, worships faithfully, forms disciples, cares for its neighbors, and stands as a visible outpost of the Kingdom of God. Rather than drawing people away from their neighborhoods, we hope to establish churches within them—congregations deeply embedded in the places where people live, work, and raise their families.

As part of the Diocese of Cascadia’s commitment to church planting and mission, Holy Trinity Edmonds is seeking to develop and deploy church planters who will establish new worshiping communities and mission congregations throughout North King and South Snohomish Counties.

Our goal is not simply to plant a single church, but to cultivate a culture of church planting that contributes to the growth of the Diocese of Cascadia throughout the Pacific Northwest. Over the next five years, we hope to see multiple congregations established in close geographic proximity, sharing a common commitment to Anglican faith and practice while serving distinct local communities.

Because of this vision, we are seeking a church planter who desires to plant as part of a team rather than as an isolated entrepreneur. We are looking for someone who sees church planting as a collaborative endeavor and who is excited about helping build a culture of multiplication that extends beyond a single congregation.

The Resident Church Planter will serve as a member of the Holy Trinity clergy team while receiving training, mentorship, and practical experience through Holy Trinity Edmonds, Mission Cascadia, and the Diocese of Cascadia.

Over a one- to two-year period, the resident will participate in parish leadership, receive coaching from experienced clergy and church planters, develop a contextualized planting strategy, and gather a launch team for a future mission congregation within approximately fifteen miles of Holy Trinity Edmonds.

The resident will work toward the establishment of a new Anglican mission congregation in partnership with Holy Trinity Edmonds and the Diocese of Cascadia. Consistent with our vision for church planting, new congregations may remain closely connected to Holy Trinity for a season as they develop local leadership, financial sustainability, and…