St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

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Submitted September 18, 2026

Address: 3281 - 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Contact Name: Pr. Beate Chun

Contact Email: office@stmatthws-sf.org

Position (select all that apply): Organist

Effort: Part time

Compensation (required by state law): $250-$300 per service, depending on experience

Job Description and Application Instructions

ORGANIST – ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco is seeking an organist to provide music leadership for our Sunday worship services.

Responsibilities
- Play organ and/or piano for Sunday worship, including hymns, service music, preludes, postludes, and other music as appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with the pastor and others involved in worship planning.
- Help select music appropriate to the liturgical season and congregation.

Qualifications
- Proficiency on organ and piano.
- Familiarity with Lutheran worship and hymnody is desirable, but not required.
- Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a welcoming, joyful worship environment.
- Reliability and good communication.

Schedule & Compensation
- Sunday worship and Christmas services with occasional additional rehearsals or services as mutually agreed. Compensation will be based on experience and responsibilities.

St. Matthew’s is an ELCA congregation offering bilingual German-English worship in San Francisco’s Mission District. The historic organ was built by the Hinners Organ Co. in 1923 and has been restored and maintained by Schoenstein & Co. We welcome applicants from a variety of musical and church backgrounds.

APPLICATION
Apply via email to office@stmatthews-sf.org. The email should express your interest and contain your resume, two references, and a selection of your music recordings.
Please include recordings (audio links/attachments or video links) of:
- An organ prelude/postlude,
- A piano piece of your choice (appropriate for a worship service),
- A Lutheran hymn with possible accompaniment variation for one verse, as if you were playing a hymn for congregational singing.