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Called to be a Light in the Rockfish Valley
Serving GOD with JOY and GENEROSITY
Serving GOD with JOY and GENEROSITY
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Ready to Join?
Membership is not required to participate
actively in the life of Rockfish Presbyterian
Church. But membership IS a way to say to
yourself and to all who know you, "In THIS
place and with THESE people, I choose to
live out my faith as a disciple of Jesus Christ."
Membership in a Presbyterian congregation
affords you the privilege of voting to elect
elders and your pastor as vacancies occur.
It also makes you eligible to be considered
for the office of elder.
There are three paths to becoming a member
of Rockfish Presbyterian Church.
Regardless of which path you choose, the
first step is to arrange to come before the
church Session (our governing body) and be
approved. Though this may seem a scary
thought, we are much more interested in
"gate opening" rather than "gate keeping."
We simply want to know the high points of
your journey of faith that have brought you to
Rockfish. The Session normally meets on
the third Tuesday of each month (except
July) at 7:00 p.m. If this is not convenient for
you, we could arrange to call a special
meeting at another time.
Membership is not required to participate
actively in the life of Rockfish Presbyterian
Church. But membership IS a way to say to
yourself and to all who know you, "In THIS
place and with THESE people, I choose to
live out my faith as a disciple of Jesus Christ."
Membership in a Presbyterian congregation
affords you the privilege of voting to elect
elders and your pastor as vacancies occur.
It also makes you eligible to be considered
for the office of elder.
There are three paths to becoming a member
of Rockfish Presbyterian Church.
Regardless of which path you choose, the
first step is to arrange to come before the
church Session (our governing body) and be
approved. Though this may seem a scary
thought, we are much more interested in
"gate opening" rather than "gate keeping."
We simply want to know the high points of
your journey of faith that have brought you to
Rockfish. The Session normally meets on
the third Tuesday of each month (except
July) at 7:00 p.m. If this is not convenient for
you, we could arrange to call a special
meeting at another time.
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Transfer Your Membership
Most all Protestant "Mainline" churches will
transfer membership. Roman Catholic,
Southern Baptist, Pentecostal, and most
independent churches will not. Give the church
secretary contact information for the church in
which you have active membership. We will
write for a "transfer of church letter."
Once the transferring church has written to
transfer your membership, we will arrange to
introduce you to the congregation during a
service of worship.
Reaffirm Your Faith
If you have been baptized and confirmed your
faith in any church that recognizes the
trinitarian nature of God (eg. Father, Son, Holy
Spirit), then following Session's approval,
you can come before the congregation in a
service of worship and reaffirm your faith in
Jesus Christ, your rejection of evil, and your
desire to be an active participant in Christ's
church. Sometimes, even if you have been a
member of a church that would transfer your
membership but haven't been active in a long
time, it is a meaningful experience to join by
reaffirmation of faith.
Affirm Your Faith
If you were baptized as an infant but never
confirmed in your membership or never
before baptized, then, following Session's
approval, you would come before the
congregation during a service of worship and
join by your affirmation of faith in Christ,
your rejection of evil, and your desire to be an
active participant in Christ's church. If you
have not been baptized, baptism will be a part
of the service.
Most all Protestant "Mainline" churches will
transfer membership. Roman Catholic,
Southern Baptist, Pentecostal, and most
independent churches will not. Give the church
secretary contact information for the church in
which you have active membership. We will
write for a "transfer of church letter."
Once the transferring church has written to
transfer your membership, we will arrange to
introduce you to the congregation during a
service of worship.
Reaffirm Your Faith
If you have been baptized and confirmed your
faith in any church that recognizes the
trinitarian nature of God (eg. Father, Son, Holy
Spirit), then following Session's approval,
you can come before the congregation in a
service of worship and reaffirm your faith in
Jesus Christ, your rejection of evil, and your
desire to be an active participant in Christ's
church. Sometimes, even if you have been a
member of a church that would transfer your
membership but haven't been active in a long
time, it is a meaningful experience to join by
reaffirmation of faith.
Affirm Your Faith
If you were baptized as an infant but never
confirmed in your membership or never
before baptized, then, following Session's
approval, you would come before the
congregation during a service of worship and
join by your affirmation of faith in Christ,
your rejection of evil, and your desire to be an
active participant in Christ's church. If you
have not been baptized, baptism will be a part
of the service.
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