Membership at Living Hope
Living Hope Baptist Church is a community of faith committed to connecting with God and caring for others. If you desire to join with us and will be supportive of the beliefs, fellowship, and mission of our church, we warmly invite you to become a member. Here are the three steps to becoming a member:
- 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 Living Hope to come to the front of the Worship Center. A minister will greet you and introduce you to a friend, who will accompany you to a quieter place where you will be guided in your decision.
- Express your desire for membership through one of the following means:
- Profession of faith
If you have never received Jesus as Savior and Lord and/or never publicly confessed Him, you will be given an opportunity to do so. After your decision has been confirmed, an appointment will be made for your baptism at Living Hope.
- Transfer of membership from another Southern Baptist Church
If you are currently a member of another Southern Baptist Church, we will receive you as a member upon promise of a letter from that church. Living Hope will contact that church to notify them of your decision and request your letter.
- Statement of faith
If you know in your heart that you have previously experienced salvation by receiving Jesus as Savior and Lord, we will be happy to receive you. It will be necessary for you to be baptized at Living Hope if you have never been baptized by immersion after your salvation experience or if you were baptized in a church which holds a different view of salvation, baptism, or eternal security than Living Hope.
- Attend our Discovering Hope Class for new members.
This is a course that teaches you who we are as a church, where we are going and how God has gifted you to a part of Living Hope. The course is offered every other month on a Sunday afternoon.
After you’ve completed these steps, we will joyfully receive you as a member of Living Hope Baptist Church and you will begin to fully enjoy the benefits and blessings of being a part of our family of friends!
