Membership in a local church like Commonwealth is a privilege, an honor, and a responsibility. It identifies us with a group of God’s people, provides us with a structure to help us grow spiritually, and gives us the opportunity for discipleship to use our gifts in service to others.
We would love to have you visit us at CCBC!
Membership is available to those who meet the following four standards:
Born-Again : Those applying for membership should have a clear testimony of having placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and His death, burial and resurrection for sin.
Baptized : Those applying for membership should be baptized by immersion following a credible profession of faith in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Belief : Those applying for membership should be in agreement with the church’s doctrinal statement, constitution, and philosophy of ministry.
Behavior : The behavior of those applying for membership should reflect their commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
We ask people to make the following four-fold commitment to our church when they become members of CCBC:
. . . by acting in love toward the other members. (Romans 14:19)
. . . by refusing to gossip. (Ephesians 4:29)
. . . by following and cooperating with my pastor. (Hebrews 13:17)
. . . by praying for its spiritual and numerical growth. (I Thessalonians 1:2)
. . . by inviting the unchurched and others to attend. (Luke 14:23)
. . . by warmly welcoming those who visit our services. (Romans 15:7)
. . . by discovering my spiritual gifts and talents. (I Peter 4:10)
. . . by accepting training and equipping for ministry. (Ephesians 4:11,12)
. . . by developing a servant’s heart. (Philippians 2:3,4,7)
. . . by attending its services faithfully. (Hebrews 10:25)
. . . by seeking to live a godly life. (Philippians 1:27)
. . . by giving regularly to its support. (I Corinthians 16:2)
Those uniting with our congregation can expect the following:
They can expect to be loved by the rest of the church family. (John 13:35)
They can expect to be accepted by the rest of the church family. (Romans 15:7)
They can expect to be forgiven by the rest of the church family when they fail in some way. (Colossians 3:13)
They can expect to be served by the rest of the church family. (Galatians 5:13)
They can expect to be encouraged by the rest of the church family. (I Thessalonians 5:11)