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Interdenominational · Klaipėda, Lithuania

University Chaplain

LCC International University

Klaipėda, Lithuania
Interdenominational
Under 50 congregants
Full-time
Not specified
Posted today
Closing date: Not specified
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About the role

Full-time (1.0 FTE) university chaplain role starting August 2026 at LCC International University.

LCC is a fully accredited North American-style Christian liberal arts university with ~500 students from nearly 60 countries.

Instruction is in English; campus is residential; located in Klaipėda, Lithuania on the Baltic coast.

Reports to the Student Life Vice President; supervises Associate Chaplain and Campus Ministries Coordinator.

Serves on both the Student Life Management Team and the Crisis Management Team.

Benefits include housing stipend, roundtrip airfare (expatriates), state healthcare, 20 vacation days, Lithuanian language courses, and free academic courses.

Some expatriate staff are on a fundraising model with additional 20 vacation days — confirm funding model with LCC during interview.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the Campus Ministries Office and its full programme calendar.
  • Design and host weekly chapel services for the LCC community.
  • Recruit, train, and support Worship Apprentice student leaders.
  • Provide pastoral care to students facing spiritual, emotional, or relational difficulties.
  • Oversee discipleship programmes, Bible studies, retreats, and service opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with local and international churches across denominational traditions.
  • Represent LCC externally with religiously affiliated organisations and institutions.

Requirements

  • Master of Divinity preferred; master's degree in ministry also considered.
  • Ordination valued; not explicitly required.
  • Experience in student development, higher education, or university-age ministry.
  • Ability to lead worship and basic competency on multiple musical instruments.
  • Strong intercultural competence; experience with international student populations essential.
  • Familiarity with Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox Christian traditions.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and pastoral care skills.

Theology & Culture

We want candidates to know exactly where we stand before they apply. LCC International University has shared the following convictions:

Women in Ministry

Egalitarian

All ministry roles, including senior pastor and elder, are open to both women and men.

Sexual Ethics

Unclear

This church hasn't published a clear position on this. We'd recommend asking during the interview process.

Beyond the role

Life in Klaipėda

Klaipėda is Lithuania's third-largest city and its only major port, sitting where the Dane River meets a sheltered lagoon just behind the Baltic coast. It is a genuinely pleasant place to live — compact enough to be navigable on foot or by bicycle, large enough at 170,000 people to have real cultural life, with two universities, a clutch of theatres and museums, and an Old Town (Senamiestis) of half-timbered buildings that dates to the thirteenth century. The Baltic beaches of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are a short ferry ride away — a strip of dunes and pine forest that is one of the most striking landscapes in Northern Europe. Lithuania as a country is one of the Baltic states' success stories: an EU and NATO member, rapidly modernising, with a growing economy and a young population that is comfortable in English. The cost of living is substantially lower than Western Europe, and Klaipėda in particular is affordable even by Lithuanian standards. Winters are grey and cold; summers are mild and genuinely lovely. The city has a meaningful expat and international student community through LCC itself, which gives it a more cosmopolitan texture than its size might suggest. For someone drawn to a quieter, more contemplative European posting with easy access to nature and a tightly-knit international community, Klaipėda holds real appeal.