Church members?

Question

What exactly does it take to become a member of a church? For the majority of churches?

...ah...!atheism!....only reason im asking is for marital purposes. lol..

Answer 1

Churches have their own rules for membership, some are formal, some aren't.

Baptists are known for keeping people in their membership roles for years after they've left the church. Several of the Baptist conventions do this, and it results in sometimes severely inflated numbers.

Answer 2

To become a member of the church means you promise to support that church financially, physically, and spiritually. It should be a church where you love being with others that attend and you want to work with them side by side for the Lord. For some reason, baptism and church membership go hand in hand. Most churches add you to their roll when you are baptised or transfer your letter of baptism from another church.

Answer 3

For the majority, all you have to do is show up. The more traditional a Church is, the more difficult it is to become a member. When I wanted to convert to the Nestorian Church, the priest looked at me like I had just wet pants. It took me six months to convert. A friend of mine took over three years!

The more traditional Churches will want to sit you down, go over a catechism (or a set of questions and answers about the Faith), and have you attend several months worth of services. Once you decide that you want to convert, they will arrange a baptism (usually done by sprinkling water on your head, or occassionaly by dunking you completely under water three times). After that they will "confirm" or "chrismate" you by placing a drop of oil on your forehead. After that you will receive your first Communion of either bread or bread and wine.

In Baptist Churches, United Pentecostal (or Apostolic) Churches, Churches of Christ, etc. they will want to baptize you by dipping you completely under water, and they will want you to make a public confession of faith.

In mainstream protestant Churches, like Calvary Chapel or the more moderate Pentecostal Churches, all you have to do is buy a Bible, show up with it, and start talking like a Christian.

Answer 4

Methodism requires you to take some classes and then declare formally in front of the church and take communion.

I think its similar in a lot of churches but in different ways - like in the baptist church it involves baptism as part of the formal declaration.

Answer 5

Identify what kind of Church which you are referring to. There are more than a thousand churches nowadays that has been founded by false founders and pastors or evangelists

Answer 6

Attendance, amount of money you give, baptism (for some). It depends on the church. You would have to ask at the church you want to become a member of.

Answer 7

definite. Who does not? very almost honestly everyone who's LDS (extraordinarily raised LDS) has a kin member who's inactive. the different 2 are slightly extra uncommon, regardless of the undeniable fact that it quite is nevertheless tremendously undemanding.

Answer 8

It seems to me that for most of the american churches you need to hold a strong degree of deep seated hatred and intolerance, and an ability to stubbornly deny scientific fact.

Atheism. You know it makes sense.

Answer 9

Walk in , sit down and enjoy. And listen , if they don't follow the Bible go to another untill you find one that preaches Jesus as the only way to Heaven.

Answer 10

You just have to go.