Membership
How do I become a member?
What is expected of church members?
 
 

All baptized Christians are members of the Body of Christ, period.  To become a member, be baptized.  There are no prerequisites for becoming a Christian and therefore a member.  In fact, having membership to a “church” means you are actively becoming Christian; and not that you have finally and spiritually acquired or earned anything in particular.  (Think Lutheran (verb) = the act of becoming Christian).  

“The church as the Body of Christ and as a local congregation, an element in that body, implies a relationship that is not bordered by death.  Instead, it brings promise of eternal relations with God in Christ.”

Christians are to consider their participation in the church of their choice as a gift, not an achievement. Grace is God’s gift to you, what you do with it is up to you. But there is exhilaration to being involved, being connected with your congregation or in creating a more vibrant one.

One Sunday, September 27, we will receive new members into Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.   In the worship following the confession of the Apostles’ Creed, new members will be asked the following. 

You have made public profession of your faith.  Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in Holy Baptism:

to live among God’s faithful people,

to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper,

to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed,

to serve all people, following the example of our Lord Jesus,

and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?

Repsonse:  Yes, with the help of God.

Pastor Steve Klemz will lead a class for members, newcomers, new members, and all who are curious about “living in the covenant God made with you in Holy Baptism.”  The gathering meets at 9:15-10:15 in the atrium on September 20 and September 27.