St. James United Methodist Church

Membership

With the underlying principles of John Wesley as our guide, we base the following recommendations on these reflections:

The Christian life is a journey made possible by God's grace.
Our growth in grace is a process that unfolds over a lifetime.
We need to respond to God's grace in a responsible way.
We need to be intentional about our spiritual growth.

The following are expectations of membership at St. James:

1. All new adult members of St. James will complete a "New Member Orientation" class and will be assigned a mentor.

2. All members of St. James will be asked to pledge the following:

Support St. James UMC with their prayers, presence, gifts, and service.
Pursue at least one means of growing in faith, in addition to weekly worship, with the intention of further developing a relationship with God and fellow Christians.
Put faith into action by becoming actively involved in Christian ministry.
Grow toward the tithe, giving in proportion to income.

St. James will support members in meeting this pledge by encouraging members to complete a survey that explores spiritual gifts and by promoting small group development for the purpose of spiritual growth through Bible study.

St. James will also strive to choose its leaders and teachers based on holding people accountable to the pledge they have made to the church.