Reception Of Church Member - Membership Application Form (Page 3 of 4) in pdf

Do you promise to join in worship and service and to give regularly of your time, talent and

treasure for the work of the gospel as carried on by this church and the denomination to

which it belongs? _____________________________________

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On the following lines, give a brief statement concerning your relationship to Jesus Christ.

Tell what he means to you and how he has enriched your life.

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Recognizing my need of fellowship with others of like faith and mind and desiring to have a part

in the ministry of the gospel, I hereby make application for membership in the ______________

Church of ___________________________________________.

Date _____________ Signature __________________________

RECEPTION OF MEMBERS:

When at any service there are persons who, having been approved by the Official

Board/Ministry Council, shall desire to unite with the Church, the officiating minister shall call

the applicants forward and address them as follows:

Dear Friends in Christ: By presenting yourself(selves) before us today you are giving a

public testimony that you are professing personal faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.

We rejoice with you that by this outward act you show that you have repented of your sins and

trusted in Him for forgiveness of sin, newness of life now, and hope for eternity. The moment

you personally received Christ you became (a) member(s) of the Body of Christ, the Church

universal (Ephesians 2). Now you are presenting yourself(selves) before the Lord of the Church,

and us as members of this congregation, in order to take your vows as (a) fellow-member(s) of

this body of believers.

We are strengthened by hearing your public declaration of this purpose. We believe you

also will be strengthened as you affirmatively answer the questions that follow:

1. We are a congregation affiliated with the Evangelical Congregational Church. We believe

that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Do you believe this and that only in these

Divine writings do we find the Christian message of salvation?

If so, please answer: “YES, I DO BELIEVE THIS.”

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