New Member Orientation

If you have decided to make Cornerstone UMC your church home, we celebrate your decision and invite you to becoming a professing member of the church. We believe it’s important and helpful for new members to have a common understanding of our beliefs, history, culture, practices and expectations. These topics and more are explore in our New Member Orientation led by Rev. Jim Peich. Our next orientation will be held in early 2024.

Path to Membership

  1. Attend New Member Orientation

  2. Be baptized and make a profession of faith (if not already done t some point in your lifetime)

  3. Submit a 2024 Discipleship Plan and Every Person in Ministry Guide (if not already done)

  4. Take the vows of membership during a Sunday worship service at Cornerstone UMC.

Vows of Membership

Membership vows are important because they give us an outline for our common work of Christian discipleship. Within The United Methodist Church, members make a covenant (promise) to do the following:

  • To renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of the world, and repent of your sin;

  • To accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and oppression;

  • To confess Jesus Christ as Savior, put your whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as your Lord;

  • To remain faithful members of Christ’s holy church and serve as Christ’s representatives in the world;

  • To be loyal to Christ through The United Methodist Church and do all in your power to strengthen its ministries;

  • To faithfully participate in its ministries by your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness;

  • To receive and profess the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.

Once you’ve attended New Member Orientation, you’ll be invited to take the vows of membership during a Sunday worship service. Learn more about the membership vows of The United Methodist Church.

Cornerstone UMC had the joy of welcoming ten new members recently. They are pictured above.