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.