This page will tell you what we believe to be the most important responsibilities of Church Membership. If you want to talk through anything that you read here, please speak to our Pastor or one of the Deacons.
But Membership is not in the Bible!
Superficially, this may be true. But at another level it is obvious that each church knew who belonged to that fellowship, and it's not difficult to imagine that someone, somewhere, had a list of those who were part of the local fellowship. This is the real essence of church membership – a commitment to belong to a local Christian community and be involved in its life, work and witness. These things are common themes in the letters of the New Testament, and remain at the heart of our understanding.
Who can be a member?
First of all, a member needs to be someone with a personal Christian faith, which may have come through specific experience or as part of a gradual process. In addition, we hope that you would prayerfully consider baptism, if you have not already been baptised as a believer.
Secondly, a member is someone who is committed to the local church and who is involved in its life, its work and its worship. A member is someone who recognises that a particular fellowship is their spiritual home, where they in faith belong.