Membership

"Church membership is established in the Baptismal Covenant. Membership is shaped Christian discipleship which requires intentional support and accountability for following and serving with Jesus Christ in the world."   

Be part of our church life and discipleship community!

Four Ways to Connect

There are four ways to define this connection:

  • Baptism (Infant and Children)
    • Sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the body of Christ
  • Full Member (Youth to Adult)
    • Join the church as a full member through the official UMC process
    • Enjoy fellowship, serve and support the UMC mission, grow in faith and Christian relationships, receive pastoral care, hold office
    • Prerequisites:
      • Profession of Faith, if you have never joined another church
      • Letter of Transfer, if you are moving your membership
      • Baptism (proof of earlier baptism or be baptized as part of joining process)
  • Affiliate/Associate Member
    • Enroll at Prospect while maintaining membership in another (home) church
    • Enjoy fellowship, serve and support the UMC mission, grow in faith and Christian relationships, receive pastoral care, hold office
    • Reported as professing member of home church
  • Friend of Prospect (non-member)
    • Associate with the church family in a neighborly manner and support the church
    • Experience being part of church life at Prospect 

If you are interested in an infant or child baptism or becoming a member, please connect with Pastor Ken.

Membership Management and Directory

We maintain a membership directory that includes all four.

Michelle Rizza, Membership Secretary, maintains a master WORD document of the directory names with physical and email addresses. It is sent out to the membership periodically with updates via email distribution and paper copies as required. Please let Michelle know when there are changes that need to be made. 

Reach out to Michelle if you would like to be added to the email distribution or would like the most current version of the WORD directory. 

Prospect publishes a pictorial Membership Directory periodically.  The last was published in 2017. 

Please note that names in the membership directory are selected to be Families of the Week for special prayer attention.  This is displayed in the Sunday Service PowerPoint, bulletin, and posted on Prospect's Facebook page.  via phone or email.