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Membership
ADMISSION
Individuals may become members of the church, subject to the following requirements:
- Personal relationship by faith to Jesus Christ as Savior;
- Baptism; (Our mode of baptism is immersion, but for incoming members we will accept other modes of baptism contingent upon their understanding that baptism is not an infusion of grace.)
- Public profession of faith and relationship with the Lord;
- Voluntary application for membership;
- Willingness to submit to the Scriptures as the rule and guide for life;
- Approval by the elders of the church.
RESPONSIBILITIES
It is the responsibility of every member to:
- Regularly attend the services of the church (Heb. 10:24-25);
- Respect the elders (1 Tim 5:17-19)
- Financially support the operation of the church (2 Cor. 8-9)
- Serve in the work of the ministry (Rom. 12:3-8; Eph. 4:11-16)
- Seek to win others to the Savior and disciple them (Matt. 28:18-20)
- Faithfully exercise the gift(s) bestowed upon them by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 12:4-8, 1 Cor. 12)
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