|
|
Membership  PERSONS MAY BE RECEIVED INTO MEMBERSHIP OF THIS CHURCH BY EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS. BY BAPTISM: A PERSON WHO CONFESSES JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOR AND ADOPTS SUBSTANTIALLY THE VIEWS OF FAITH AND PRINCIPALS OF THIS CHURCH AND IS BAPTIZED BY IMMERSION MAY BE RECEIVED INTO THE FELLOWSHIP OF THIS CHURCH. BY LETTER: A PERSON WHO IS IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD WITH THE VIEWS OF FAITH AND THE PRINCIPALS OF THIS CHURCH MAY BE RECEIVED BY LETTER FROM ANY OTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCH. BY EXPERIENCE: A BELIEVER OF WORTHY CHARACTER WHO HAS FORMERLY BEEN A MEMBER OF A CHRISTIAN CHURCH, BUT WHO FOR A SUFFICIENT REASON CANNOT PRESENT A LETTER FROM THE CHURCH, AND WHO IS IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORD WITH THE VIEWS OF FAITH AND PRINCIPALS OF THIS CHURCH MAY BE RECEIVED UPON STATEMENT OF EXPERIENCE. RESTORATION: A PERSON WHO HAS LOST MEMBERSHIP OF THIS CHURCH UPON REQUEST BY THE FORMER MEMBER. BY WATCH CARE: A PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CHRISTIAN CHURCH BUT SOJOURNING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME MAY BE RECEIVED INTO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS CHURCH. SPECIAL NOTE: INDIVIDUALS JOINING NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH ARE AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED INTO THE MEMBERSHIP.
|
|
