Membership
at St. John's
Membership
at St. John's
St. John's
Baptist Church is a people and a place where you can put your
Christian faith into practice. St. John's is committed to
the concept of the "servant church." The
congregation makes its facilities available for community
ministry and provides ministry to the hungry, the sick, the
homeless, and those in need of various types of support in
the greater community.
Within
the church there are unlimited opportunities for service to
each other. The Sunday School classes, the choirs, the committees,
all form churches within the church for support and nurture
of the members.
In addition
to inspired, well-educated and dedicated ministers, the church
maintains a tradition of strong lay leadership. At St. John's
there is a place of service for you.
Becoming
a Member
Church
membership is taken seriously at St. John's. St. John's is
open to all who accept Jesus Christ as savior and choose this
congregation in which to continue their journey of faith and
service. A long established procedure helps prospective members
understand the church and its ministries.
Individuals
are welcome to present themselves as candidates for membership
during worship services, either before or after completing
an orientation program, which gives prospective members an
understanding of the particular ways in which St. John's practices
the Christian faith.
The ordinance
of Baptism is administered to candidates upon profession of
faith. However, in keeping with our ecumenical appreciation
of other faith perspectives, we do not rebaptize those who
transfer into our church after having been baptized or confirmed
in other denominations, unless the candidate so requests.Upon
completion of the three orientation sessions, candidates are
welcomed as members. They are presented to the congregation
at the next Communion Service, where the Church Covenant is
read in unison, symbolic of a commitment by the new members
and a recommitment by current members to Christian service
through St. John's.
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