Public Recognition Sunday
Lesson Reading
New members are received publicly, in a Sunday service, in front of the whole church. The congregation affirms its commitment to you, and you affirm yours to the church. It is brief, it is joyful, and it matters. Membership is a public reality, so we mark it publicly.
After you are recognized, you are placed in a Bible Fellowship right away, a smaller community within the church where you will be known and you will know others. You are not a name on a list. You are family.