Ministry Pilot, Uganda

Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Job ID: 16819
Date Posted: Jul 28, 2026
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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Ministry Pilot to join our Mission Aviation Services team in Entebbe, Uganda. In regions where roads are often impassable or non-existent, mission aviation is essential to delivering relief, supporting ministry, and reaching remote communities. As a fixed-wing Ministry Pilot, you'll provide safe, reliable air transportation for Samaritan's Purse programs across East Africa, operating multiple aircraft types as needed to support changing ministry priorities. Use your aviation skills to help advance the Gospel and deliver hope to those in need.
A Day In The Life Of a Ministry Pilot
At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.
In the role of a Ministry Pilot, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Safely conduct flight operations, including flight planning, weather analysis, aircraft weight and balance calculations, and loading passengers, baggage, and cargo.
• Perform thorough pre-flight and post-flight inspections to ensure aircraft safety, airworthiness, and mission readiness.
• Maintain aircraft cleanliness and appearance, including cabin and restroom sanitation, and keep aircraft charts and software current.
• Assist with hangar, property, and aircraft maintenance activities, and coordinate with the FAA as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned.
  

Learn more about serving with Samaritan's Purse.
Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or two (2) to four (4) years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 2,500 total flight hours, including 500 hours in turboprop and/or turbojet aircraft.
• FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate (Airplane Single-Engine Land, Multi-Engine Land, and Instrument Rating) required.
• FAA First-Class Medical Certificate required.
• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate preferred.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.
  

Job Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Type: Full-Time
Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)
Accompaniment: Family Accompaniment
Travel Expectations: Approximately 35% of the time, up to 30 days at a time when a humanitarian crisis arises; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.
Benefits

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• When at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
  

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Samaritan's Purse Statement Of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16,17,18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5
  

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Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Date Posted: Jul 28, 2026
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