Membership

Why Church Membership?

While “church membership” isn’t a term found in the New Testament, the practice is implied in each use of the word church. The New Testament reveals the local church in terms of a definable membership.

Belonging to a local church is a joy for the believer, and we want to help you discern if Ooltewah Baptist Church is where you believe the Lord is leading you to belong

Our Church Covenant

We, the members of Ooltewah Baptist Church, having been led by the Spirit of God to repent of our sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of our lives, and having been baptized by immersion upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and Son and Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, joyfully and faithfully enter into a covenant with one another: many members, one body in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit. May lives be changed by Jesus, both ours and countless others throughout the nations!

We will gather for the worship of Almighty God as a fellowship of believers, in the power of the Holy Spirit, under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

We will follow and submit to the Scriptures as the final authority in all areas of our life allowing God’s Word to guide our thoughts, change our actions, and help us to discern what is right and resist what is wrong.

We will, with God’s help, live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly desires. Our symbolic burial and resurrection in baptism testifies to this special obligation to live a new and holy life.

We affirm the Constitution and Statement of Faith of Ooltewah Baptist Church knowing that they stand in direct contrast to the popular and often shifting beliefs of the unbelieving world in this present age. We do not believe that calling people to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ constitutes hateful or harassing behavior. Upholding truth is loving our neighbor.  

Steps To Membership

STEP 1

Below is a link to our Membership Packet.  This packet includes the vision of our church, discipleship pathway, and core documents.  Our core documents include Article 4, the OBC Statement of Faith, and our church covenant.  These documents define who we are and what we believe as a church.

STEP 2

Complete the Membership Questionnaire.  On this questionnaire, you will be asked to share your understanding of the gospel and your faith in Jesus Christ.   Also, you will be asked to affirm our core documents, such as our Church Covenant and Statement of Faith.   The link to our Membership Questionnaire and Membership Packet are below.

STEP 3

When you complete the Membership Questionnaire, our pastor will connect with you about the affirmation of membership by our congregation.  This is the joyful time in which our congregation affirms each new member during a Sunday worship gathering.   We will schedule a Sunday that is most convenient for you.