Becoming a Member of Redeemer

Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
(Romans 12:4-5)

We are pleased to have people visiting our worship services and join in our ministry activities. We consider it a joy to welcome guests in our midst. We believe church membership is important. Jesus said, "Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, I will confess before My Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32). We encourage those without a church home to seek membership in Christ's Kingdom of Grace. People become members of our congregation in the following ways:

Catechism Instruction: (for youth in the 7th, 8th, or 9th grades . . . a two-year program of Christian teaching and application.)

Letter of Transfer: (for fellow Lutherans of sister LCMS congregations), upon profession of faith and thus being received in a worship service. We do, though, encourage all Lutherans to take the Adult Membership Class as a healthy refresher.

Adult Membership Class: A 10-week course in basic Christian teaching, based on the Holy Bible. This is an instructional course for adults with a non-Lutheran background seeking membership in Redeemer Congregation. Upon completion of the course and their profession of faith, adults are confirmed in the faith of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and received as communicant members. Since proper reception of the Lord's Supper according to Christ's institution (see 1 Corinthians 11:22ff), is so very important, we ask all those seeking membership to have completed a course in Luther's Small Catechism (as a youth or as an adult) before they join with us at the altar in partaking of Christ's body and blood.

For more information about Adult Membership Classes and becoming a member of Redeemer, please ask to speak with the pastor or one of the deacons.

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