BattleBaptistChurch

Mount Street

Battle

East Sussex

Bringing Life to the Heart of 1066 Country ~ and beyond. TN330EG

Date:

Dear

The elders are delighted to receive your application for membership withBattleBaptistChurch. It is always great when new members want to identify with God & His people & the local church. The elders meet regularly to pray & discuss the life of the church. At their last meeting your application was received & two church members have been asked to meet with you. The aim of their visit will be to listen to your story of who Jesus means to you, & to share with you some of the joys & responsibilities of church membership. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions.

I enclose the following 6 documents to help you prepare & provide information for the meeting with the two church members:

  • Church Membership - setting out privileges & responsibilities of being a Church Member;
  • Vision to 2020 – where we believe God wants to take us;
  • Housegroup list – you can decide which Housegroup you would like to attend;
  • Saved to Serve form – to let us know how you are going to get involved in Church life. This form needs to be completed before you are welcomed into membership (preferably before or at your meeting with the two church members);
  • Owning and Sharing leaflet – about your financial support to BattleBaptistChurch;
  • The Membership report form, which is completed by the two church members. This will give you full insight into the issues that you will discuss together.

Please contact me if you would like help to go through these documents. The visitors will make

a report to the elders, who normally pray for each applicant & arrange to publicly welcome them into membership at the earliest Sunday congregation. When considering membership applications, the elders are concerned that each member is a personal & active disciple of Christ.

Occasionally, applications for membership are deferred if there are matters of belief or life style which are at variance with the Christian gospel, & which the applicant is unwilling to receive guidance on. Also, when applicants have previously left another church, the elders will want to ensure that there are no outstanding issues with the previous church. So we may need to contact another church leader to check this out. If there are such issues, we will encourage the applicant(s) to do everything they can to put things right before proceeding when their membership application.

Having said all that, we do look forward to you becoming a member of this church & continuing to share fellowship with you.I hope your membership will be both a blessing to you & also enrich this local church.

Yours sincerely

pp the elders of BattleBaptistChurch

Telephone: 01424 774825 Fax: 01424 775875

Email: Website:

Battle Baptist Church is part of Life with Hope Trust, Registered Charity no. 1134288

Church office open from 9.00am to 1.00pm weekdays – answerphone at other times

MINISTER: Dennis Nolan.

ASSOCIATE MINISTER: Francis Willoughby (Pastoral Care) FULL TIME ELDER: Andy Garlick

CHURCH MANAGER: John Southam MINISTRY SUPPORT: Esther Dunn