A professional who takes care of church buildings and furnishings. Respnsibilities include:

• Performs cleaning and routine maintenance duties in church and auxiliary buildings and in churchyard, or gives directions to other workers so engaged.
• Takes care of vestments and sacred vessels and prepares altar for religious services according to prescribed rite.
• Opens and locks church before and after services.
• Rings bells to announce services and other church events.
• Tends furnace and boiler to provide heat.
• May order cleaning supplies.
• May act as usher during services, maintain attendance count, and conduct visitors between services.
• May take part in conduct of services performing activities, such as lighting candles.
• May maintain church cemetery.
• May patrol church premises to provide security against vandalism and theft.