How to Become a Member of First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Family of Faith passionately committed to following Jesus Christ. If you would like to join with us and will be supportive of our church, we warmly invite you to become a member. Here are the steps to becoming a member:
1. Present yourself for membership during any Worship Service when the invitation is given at the end of the message.
Our Pastor will invite those who desire to become members of First Baptist to come to the front of the Worship Center. A minister will greet you and introduce you to a friend who will guide you in your decision.
2. Express your desire for membership through one of the following means:
Profession of Faith and Baptism
There are three different instances when a person will join First Baptist by this means: 1) when a person who has never accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord decides to make this eternally important decision; 2) when a person has already accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, but has not publicly confessed Him by being baptized; 3) when a person has accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, but was baptized by a method other than immersion or was baptized before they accepted Jesus Christ (such as when a person was baptized as an infant). In each of these instances, we would ask the person requesting membership to be baptized at First Baptist.
Transfer of membership from another Baptist church
If you are currently a member of another Baptist church, we will receive you as a member upon promise of a letter from that church. First Baptist will contact that church to notify them of your decision and request your letter.
Statement of faith
If you are currently not a member of another Baptist church, you may become a member of First Baptist if you have previously accepted Jesus Christ and were baptized by immersion after you accepted Jesus. We will receive you as a member based on your statement to us that you were baptized by immersion after you had accepted Jesus Christ.
