Application for Communicant Membership

Please fill out this form to become a communicant member of Western Reserve Presbyterian Church. Prior to filling out this form, please complete the class for new members.

Note: Members transferring from Redeemer Church still need to fill out this form, but you will likely not need to have a membership interview. So you may leave the "Session Interview" section at the bottom blank.

Your name *

Email address *

Gender *

Birthdate *

Phone number *

Address *

Student Information

If applicable, please let us know your grade/year in school and what school you currently attend.

Medical Note

So that we can (1) pray for you and (2) best accommodate your needs at WRPC, you may let us know of any medical notes that you have.

Family

Are you currently married? *

Do you have any children? *

Directory Photos

If you are able, please upload photos here of you and your family that we can include in the church directory.

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Church Membership and Baptism

Are you currently a member of a church? *

Have you been baptized? *

Membership Questions

If approved for membership, each new member is required to answer the following questions in the affirmative:
1. Do you acknowledge yourselves to be sinners in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save in His sovereign mercy?
2. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
3. Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ?
4. Do you promise to support the church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
5. Do you submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the church, and promise to study its purity and peace?

Are you prepared to answer these questions in the affirmative? *

Personal Testimony

Please write and submit a brief testimony of your Christian life. Some questions to guide you include:

When did you realize you needed a Savior?
Do you recall a time when you made a conscious decision to trust in Jesus Christ?
Do you recall a time when the Bible became more meaningful to you?
Who or what has influenced you most in your Christian experience?
How have your closest relationships (spouse, parents, etc.) impacted you spiritually?
What is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and are their moments when you understood that gospel in a new way?
What are some major events in your live that the Lord has used to shape you?

Please upload your testimony here or write in in the space below.

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Why do you want to become a communicant member of Western Reserve Presbyterian Church? *

Serving the Church

In what ways do you believe you are gifted to be able to practically "support the church in its worship and work to the best of your ability"? Reflect on past church service and ways you think you can serve in our context.

Church discipline

If you are currently under formal church discipline or have ever been under formal church discipline that required a censure, please briefly explain your situation here.

Session Interview

Membership interviews typically take place on Sunday evenings following Evening Worship at Redeemer Church.

Please provide multiple upcoming Sunday evening dates of availability.

We will reach out to schedule and confirm.

Letter of Transfer or Letter of Good Standing

Please request your current church (if you are currently a member elsewhere) to send either a Letter of Transfer (if a PCA, OPC, URC or other NAPARC church) or Letter of Good Standing (if other evangelical church) to Pastor Jason Piland (jason@wrpres.org).

If you have any other information or questions for us, please let us know here.