| BENEFITS | ||
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Full Membership |
Associate Membership |
| Ministerial Positions/Offices | can hold any position/office | can hold any position/office except for the office of elder |
| Voice for Congregational Direction | may attend member's meetings; full voting rights | may attend member's meetings; partial voting rights (may vote for most officers/ministerial positions, no vote in financial matters) |
| Counseling | May receive ministerial counseling from the elders. | Not eligible for any type of counseling. Counseling should be sought out from the primary congregation. |
| Prayer for Members | Our intercessory team regularly prays for all full and associate members of the congregation. | |
| Prayer Requests (submitted to intercessory prayer team) | May submit prayer requests for oneself, emergency prayer requests for family members, and a list of unsaved family members to receive regular prayer for salvation. | May submit prayer request for oneself and emergency prayer requests for family members. |
| REQUIREMENTS | ||
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Full Membership |
Associate Membership |
| Vision | full agreement1 to participate and contribute to building our congregation as stated in our vision statement | |
| Beliefs | full agreement1 with our statement of faith | |
| Attendance | regular attendance expected | |
| Approval of Membership | elder approval is required before membership is granted | |
For a schedule of member's meetings, please check the calendar. For questions of detailed congregational operations and voting procedures, check the constitution.
1 If a potential member disagrees with any point of our vision or statement of faith, then he/she should submit a letter in writing or by e-mail. The congregation's elders can decide to waive the requirement for the member's full agreement with the vision and statement of faith if the points of disagreement are considered to be minor.