Membership

Ways to Become a Member of New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church

Membership in the church may be attained by majority vote of the church members present in any of its regular business meetings or during any regularly held church service or special service conducted by the church in one of the following manners:

  • BAPTISM. Scriptural baptism shall be by immersion after a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior and acceptance by the majority of members of the church present. A person will be accepted into membership of this body after being publicly baptized by an agent of the church.
  • LETTER. After determining that a candidate has be scripturally baptized, the candidate will become a member of this church after the majority vote of present members and receipt of a letter of recommendation from a sister church of like faith and practice.
  • STATEMENT. A person my become a member of this body by making a public statement to the church that he or she has in the past been a member of a sister church of like faith and practice, has been scripturally baptized, wishes to be become a member of and subscribe to the beliefs and practices, and is accepted by a majority vote of the members’ present.