The Bible illustrates church membership through several word-pictures of the church. For example, we are parts of a body, bricks in a building, soldiers in an army, and perhaps most powerfully, members of one family.
These pictures all contain the idea of belonging, which is much more than just attending. Church isn’t supposed to be a spectator sport. Instead, it is much more of a family who are all involved in different ways to make the church work properly.
Therefore, we believe that anyone who is trusting Jesus and has decided to make The Globe Church their ‘home’ is a member of the family. We then encourage those who are members at Globe to express that membership publicly by becoming part of our formal membership.
Formal membership expresses a commitment to this local church family, and it is also legally how we are constituted as a charity within the UK. We hold regular church members meetings, and any changes in church leadership need to be agreed by a vote of the membership.
The process of becoming a member starts with these four ideas about The Globe Church:
- I commit…
…this is my church family, where I serve, give and love others. - I need…
…I can’t go it alone, we need one another. - I entrust…
…I want this church to look out for me. - I belong…
…because I belong to Christ, I want to belong to His church.
All members must also be in agreement with our statement of faith.
If you have questions or want to find out more about becoming a church member please talk to one of the elders. Or to start the application process, fill out a membership form.
