Protestant Musician / Organist

Location: Marine Memorial Chapel – Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA
Service Requirement: Sunday 1030 Worship Service (Approx. 15 Units of Service/Hours)
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide instrumental music for Sunday 1030 worship services, including:

  • Preludes and postludes

  • Congregational hymns

  • Offertories and anthems

  • Choral and service music

• Coordinate weekly music selections with the Pastor.

• Develop, promote, and grow the chapel choral ministry.

• Rehearse with choir members and additional musicians.

• Integrate and support volunteer instrumentalists and vocalists.

• Plan music for special/seasonal services, including:

  • Ash Wednesday

  • Good Friday

• Provide music and a 15-minute prelude for funerals and memorial services as required.

• Recommend maintenance needs for chapel organ and piano.

• Provide substitutes when unable to perform.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of current experience as an organist in a military chapel or civilian church.

• Basic-level certification from the American Guild of Organists (AGO).

• Formal organ training (college-level acceptable).

• Demonstrated keyboard proficiency and sight-reading ability.

• Ability to harmonize music and accompany choirs and soloists.

• Comfortable singing publicly while playing piano/organ.

• Familiarity with at least two church music publishing resources.

• Appreciation for both traditional and contemporary Protestant worship music.