Are you a priest seeking new challenges in a growing congregation?

With Present – Praying – Reconciling as guiding principles, the Church of Sweden in Lund is taking new steps to meet future challenges. The Church of Sweden in Lund is a pastorate with 7 congregations, 1 cathedral, 15 churches including one collaborative church with EFS, 3 chapels, and 2 preschools, burial services, and an administrative office. We also have a Hospital Church, Family Counseling, and a Diaconal Center. Here work over 200 employees and numerous volunteers, including over 130 elected representatives. The Church Council has overall responsibility, and all activities are led by the Dean. Each congregation has a congregation council and a parish priest. We are now seeking an engaged and creative parish priest who wants to help build the church in Lund's numerically largest congregation. Here you are offered a position with many development opportunities in a pluralistic and multifaceted context. We are looking for someone who wants to lead both services and church ceremonies and be part of our extensive activities. There are opportunities to shape the position according to your competencies and interests. Lund's East City Congregation We are an exciting blend of urban parish and country church in northeastern and eastern Lund. With four churches dating from the 1200s to the 1990s and rapidly growing areas such as Brunnshög and Råbylund, we are Lund's most populous congregation, with great diversity in people, expressions, and needs. We are approximately 25 permanent staff members, including six priests, and many volunteers. The service is our foundation through which everything finds its grounding. In the coming years, we will place special focus on our priority areas: Children & Family, Confirmation, and Adult Work. The Church of Sweden in Lund With Present – Praying – Reconciling as guiding principles, the Church of Sweden in Lund is taking new steps to meet future challenges. The Church of Sweden in Lund is a pastorate with 7 congregations, 1 cathedral, 14 churches including one collaborative church with EFS, 3 chapels, and 2 preschools, burial services, and an administrative office. We also have a Hospital Church, Family Counseling, and a Diaconal Center. About You We are looking for someone who is a priest in the Church of Sweden, theologically grounded, with creative thinking that can be translated into practice. You are driven, outward-facing, curious, and socially active in professional contexts, and you create and maintain contacts and relationships. You are experienced in planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work efficiently, and you bring new ideas, initiatives, and approaches. We place great value on your ability to collaborate and see that you relate to other people in a responsive and open manner. Welcome to submit your application, including a clergy letter and certification of degree from a university or educational institution, no later than September 20, 2026. Do you have protected personal information? Read more here about how to apply for the position. For applicants with protected personal information, Lund's pastorate wants to offer as secure an application process as possible. You should not apply digitally. To minimize the number of people at the employer who have access to your personal information, we ask you to contact the switchboard at phone: 046-71 87 00 and ask to be transferred to HR. HR will guide you further for a secure application process. Welcome to get in touch! References: We do not want you to provide references directly in your application; these may be requested at a later time. We kindly ask that you refrain from contacting advertising and recruitment firms. For information about our union representatives, please contact the HR department at phone: 046-71 87 14 or 046-71 87 04 Contact Persons: Marcus Nylander Parish Priest +4646718781 [email protected] Ann-Charlotte Miller Assistant Minister 046-71 87 97 [email protected]

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