Membership

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How Can I Become a Member of Bainbridge FUMC?

          While we are excited about every person who finds their church “home” at BFUMC and is being discipled here, we hope each one will consider becoming a “professing” (what we used to call “full”) member of the church. Certainly we can use each person’s gifts and grace whether or not he or she is a “member” of the church—but membership indicates a commitment to the work of the church and opens up leadership possibilities for those who join.

​          How can you become a “professing” member of BFUMC? There are several ways:
 

• By profession of faith: If you have never made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, you are invited to make that profession publicly, receive the Sacrament of Baptism (if you have not been baptized previously), and take the vows of membership, pledging to uphold the church by your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.
• By certificate of transfer: If you are a member of another United Methodist congregation, we will (upon your request) send for a certificate of transfer from that congregation to this one.
• From another Christian tradition: If you are a member of another Christian congregation, we accept your profession of faith and baptism as valid, and you will be invited to take the membership vows to uphold the church by your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.

 
 
          If you would like to become a “professing” member of Bainbridge FUMC, please contact Pastor Mike or come forward on the last stanza of the last hymn at either of the Sunday worship services. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Pastor Mike. You are welcome at BFUMC!
 

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​Welcome New Members
Bainbridge First United Methodist Church welcomes into its professing membership the seven members of the 2019 Confirmation Class: Laney Brantley, Owen Earnest, Ellie Godwin, Bay Harper, Mercer Murray, Kate Poitevint, and Kate Sigman. We congratulate these young people, and we ask for your continued prayers and encouragement as they grow in their Christian faith.
 
If you would like to become a member of Bainbridge First United Methodist Church, please contact Pastor Mike!

​2019 Confirmation/Church Membership Class
The 2019 Confirmation/Church Membership Class will begin Sunday, January 13, during the Sunday School hour. We will meet in the Library. Confirmation/Church Membership Class is for youth in sixth grade and above and prepares these young people for making a profession of faith in Jesus as Savior, entering into the professing membership of the church, and embarking on a life of discipleship. The class will be received into membership on Sunday, April 28.
 
One of the highlights of the Confirmation/Church Membership Class is going to the Confirmation Retreat at Epworth By The Sea. This year the retreat will be March 1-3. Because this retreat fills up quickly, we need to get our confirmands (students) registered as quickly as possible. The cost is $60. Please contact Pastor Mike for more information and/or to get your student registered!

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