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Membership
If you feel that Northbrook United Methodist Church is a place you would like to call home, we invite you to become a member of the church. Becoming a member requires that you make a first-time profession of faith in Jesus Christ and become baptized if you have not been already. Or, if you have been a Christian and a member of another congregation, we simply ask you to reaffirm your faith in Jesus Christ and vow to support this congregation with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service and your witness. Baptism is celebrated for infants and people of all ages. We believe that once a person has been baptized, no matter what age, that baptism is a sign of God’s ever-lasting promise that cannot be “re-done” by the church. We “sprinkle” from a baptismal font, which allows baptism to be a regular part of our worship services. A person’s baptism is lasting and eternal, and we all reaffirm our baptism every time in the practice of Holy Communion and every time we witness another’s baptism. In infant baptism, the congregation, as well as those who present a child for baptism, vow to nurture, pray for, teach, support, and ensure that the child is guided and directed to one day profess his or her own personal faith in Christ. We offer confirmation classes for children when they reach middle school age, teaching about our Christian beliefs and traditions and allowing them to make a decision for Jesus Christ to be their own personal path for salvation and the light for their own lives. For More Information Contact: Rev. Kena Newkirk |
