Becoming a member of the
Crossroads Presbyterian Church family

How Do I Join Crossroads Presbyterian Church?
Maybe you've attended a wedding at Crossroads? Or maybe a neighbor invited you to come and worship with us one Sunday? Now you're at a point where you'd like to know more about joining Crossroads and learning about God's work in this time and place.

If you decide that the Crossroads Presbyterian Church family is a good fit for you, you will be invited to meet with our Session which is made up of the elders, the leaders of our congregation, to express your interest in joining. This meeting occurs at noon on the last day of class. All new members are received publicly, in front of the entire congregation, during an upcoming scheduled Sunday during worship.

However, if you decide not to join at that time, you are still enthusiastically welcomed and encouraged to continue worshipping with us and participating in any Crossroads' ministries that you enjoy.

When I join Crossroads, what will be asked of me?
When meeting with the Session and then again, in the congregational setting, you will be asked to reaffirm the vows taken at your baptism and publicly confess your faith in Jesus Christ. One of our pastors will ask the folks joining the following three questions:

# Do you affirm your faith in God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit?
# Do you accept God's grace and your need for forgiveness?
# Do you promise to live as Christ's faithful disciple?

Now that I've joined, what happens next?
We believe that God has blessed each of us with many gifts for service in Christ's church and beyond the walls of Crossroads. We are called to function as the "body of Christ" as we share our gifts.

We will help you identify the gifts of time, talent and treasure that God has given you. We will help you discern God's call in your life's activities. And we ask you to share your gifts to support and strength the ministries of His church here at Crossroads.

More simply said, you will be encouraged to:

# Worship regularly
# Live worthily
# Serve eagerly
# Give generously

When you are ready to join... Contact the church or any CRPC member.