Membership

We want to make it easy for people to get the information they are looking for to see why they should become active members of Rockwell Church. Here you will find links you can follow to information and video clips on pages on our website. These are the things we would talk about if we were meeting together in person for a three-hour church membership meeting.

There is a 75-minute video series (8 videos under 10 minutes each) for this membership class that is password-protected on this website for copyright reasons.

This online membership page is a work in progress and we plan to keep updating it as needed. Please follow the links and let us know if you have any questions staff@rockwell.church

Membership Application
VIDEO CLASS

We would like you to follow the links to learn from the following pages:

  1. Purpose Statement
  2. Belief Statement
  3. Salvation
  4. Baptism
  5. Communion
  6. Membership Videos and Documents

We can give you a printed copy “Rockwell Church Constitution with Bylaws and Ministry Team Guidelines” if you want next time you are at church or we could email you a PDF copy (50 pages). You can also find links on our password protected Membership Class Page.

We are glad that you are taking time to consider becoming part of our church family by becoming an official church member.

You can find out more about Pastor Chris on the Leaders Page and see some of what our church does on Ministries Page and the Photo Gallery Page.

Here is the link to video class:

Seven Purposes of Membership Videos (Password Protected)

The following comes from our Church Constitution and Bylaws:

Who may Become a Member

“Persons confessing faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord of life, giving evidence of regeneration, being baptized by immersion, accepting the Statement of Faith held by this church and being duly received by the members, shall constitute the membership.”

Responsibilities and Duties of Membership

“Certain responsibilities and duties come with the privilege of membership.  As they are enabled by God, church members shall:

  1. Pray regularly for other church members, pastors and ministry staff
  2. Be supportive of all ministries of the church
  3. Regularly attend worship services and business meetings of the church
  4. Use their spiritual gifts to minister within the Body of Christ
  5. Refrain from propagating any scriptural interpretation which differs from doctrines set forth in the Statement of Faith (Beliefs) of this church
  6. Give of their tithes and offerings to support the work of this church
  7. Keep the church office informed of their current permanent address”

Church Covenant

“Having been led by the Holy Spirit to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and to confess Him as Lord, and on confession of this faith having been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully covenant with one another as one body in Christ, to lead lives worthy of the Lord and fully pleasing to Him. 

By the Holy Spirit’s aid and power:

  1. We promise to work and pray faithfully for the advancement of this church in Biblical knowledge, wisdom and holiness.
  2. We promise to regularly attend worship, participate in the ordinances, and abide by the doctrines of this church.
  3. We promise to walk together in Christian love and continually seek the peace and unity of this church.
  4. We promise to forsake the ways of sin and to walk in the paths of righteousness. 
  5. We promise to maintain our relationship with God by faithfully praying and spending time in His Word. 
  6. We promise to faithfully apply the principles of God’s Word to our lives.
  7. We promise to be faithful stewards of our time, talents and money according to the measure God has given, so that the work of this local church and its responsibility in fulfilling the Great Commission shall be faithfully and effectively carried out.
  8. We promise to faithfully teach the Bible to our children as we lead them toward a personal relationship with Christ. 
  9. We promise to pray for and seek the salvation of family, friends, acquaintances and associates.
  10. We promise to be trustworthy and just in our communication and transactions. 
  11. We promise to be exemplary in our behavior, avoiding unkind words and unrighteous anger. 
  12. We promise to abstain from those things that would defile our bodies which are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
  13. We promise to pray for each other and to help each other in sickness and distress.  We promise to be sympathetic in our feelings and speech. 
  14. We promise to give and receive admonition with meekness and affection. 
  15. We promise to be slow to take offense and always ready for reconciliation, seeking it without delay, as we encourage one another in the blessed hope of our Lord’s return.”

How to Become a Member

  1. Let Pastor Chris know you want to become a member.
  2. You may be able to transfer your membership from another church like ours (you may also be able to transfer your membership to another church in the future).
  3. Complete the membership class material, submit the membership application, and meet with the Pastor for a short interview.
  4. Schedule a time for believer’s baptism if you have not experienced that yet. Baptism is required for membership. Pastor Chris has a helpful resource to explain why we don’t practice infant baptism.
  5. The church membership will be notified at least two weeks before a special or regular business meeting that you have completed the requirements for membership so they can gather to vote on your membership and welcome you to our church family.

Let us know if you have questions, see broken links or typos we need to fix staff@rockwell.church

Membership Application
VIDEO CLASS