Why Join a Church?

"God has given us four pictures of the church, not one.  This is not just to emphasize and prove the point by repetition, but also to say four different things about what
it means to be a member of a church.  To be a stone in his temple means to belong to a worshipping community.  To be part of a body means to belong to a living, functioning, serving, witnessing community.  To be a sheep in the flock means belonging to a community dependent on him for food, protection, and direction.  To be a member of a family is to belong to a community bound by a common fatherhood.  Put together you have the main functions of an individual Christian.  Evidently we are meant to fulfill these not on our own but together in the church.  Now can you see the answer to the question why you should join a church?"   --G. Eric Lane, I Want to Be A Church Member (Bryntirion, Wales: Evangelical Press of Wales, 1992), p. 21

Scripture makes it clear that we need one another, that we need a place to use, express, and refine our spiritual gifts, that we need one another to grow spiritually, and that we need to belong to something bigger than ourselves.

Joining a church - becoming a member - is a logical (but sometimes difficult) step of commitment in our "non-committal" society. 

WHAT ARE THE PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP?

 

1.  SALVATION - a personal commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ

 

2.  ATTENDANCE - at least two months of faithful attendance at Pleasant Valley

 

3.  COMMITMENT - a commitment to the expectations of members

 

 

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN PLEASANT VALLEY'S MEMBERSHIP PROCESS?

 

1.  Sign-up for the next Membership Class by emailing Pastor Jim Smith or calling the church office.

 

2.  Attend the Membership Class

 

3.  Agree to the expectations of members and sign the Membership Covenant

Membership classes which further explain the reasons for membership and the expectations of members are offered periodically throughout the year.  Contact the church office for the next available date.