You are invited to become part of Grace Church's family:
- Visit. We'll try our best to make you feel at home.
- Be a regular attendee. You will always be more than a "sometimer." You will be family.
- Become a member.
Each Member:
- Is included in Grace E.C.'s church directory.
- Receives a mail slot for in-church communication.
- Receives offering envelopes.
- Attends and participates in congregational meetings.
- Assists in the selection of our leadership teams.
- Has the opportunity to serve on one of our leadership teams.
- Provides testimony of a personal salvation experience in Jesus Christ and a desire to accept Him as Lord.
- Shows interest and sincerity in Grace Church by regular attendance in worship services for at least three months prior to the application for membership.
- Is recommended to the Ministry Council for approval by the pastor (after consultation with the pastor).
- Is received as a member in one of the following ways:
- Profession of Faith: Take instruction in the Faith and Practice of the Evangelical Congregational Church and participate in the ritual of membership in a public worship service.
- Letter of Transfer from another E.C. church: A person may be received from another Evangelical Congregational church upon presentation of a letter of transfer as a member of good standing from that church. The person will re-state the ritual of membership in a public worship service.
- Letter of Transfer from another denomination: A person may be received from another denomination by presentation of a letter of transfer as a member in good standing from that church. The person must take instruction in the Faith and Practice of the Evangelical Congregational Church and participate in the ritual of membership in a public worship service.
Conditions Of Membership:
