Interested in joining?
We're so glad you are interested in learning more about being a part of our community.
We can pair you with someone to serve as a "shepherd" to introduce you and help you discover which ministries and volunteer opportunities are a good match for you. We can arrange a tour of the church so you can learn about our history and figure out how to navigate our campuses. Whatever we can do to answer questions or acquaint you with our community, we are ready and eager to help.
I'm interested in membership!
Use this form to reach our clergy. You can learn more about the church, find the date of the next New Member Event, or learn more about the process for joining our church as a member.
MEANING OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership at National United Methodist Church is open to all interested and engaged individuals who have been baptized and have professed their faith in Jesus Christ. We believe that faithful membership in the local church is important to personal and communal spiritual growth.
When a person becomes a professing member, they profess a faith in God, in Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. They publicly claim their faith and their desire to live as a follower of Jesus in community. Membership is a covenant between the church and the individual joining, and all members of Christ’s universal church are invited to share in the ministry of the church of Jesus Christ.
The community of the congregation seeks to embody Christ for each other and the world through the way that compassion is extended in our outreach, hope is gifted in our care, and love is incarnated through our life. In the United Methodist Church, we live out that vision in the local church by participating through our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness.
As a part of the church universal, we believe baptism is a sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the body of Christ. Therefore, we recognize all Christian baptisms.