Membership

One of the ways to describe a church is family. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:19, "So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family." When you choose to become a member you are choosing to belong to the family known as First Baptist Church, Portland. Like any other family, we are not perfect. But as we grow together in Christ we are seeking to become more of the people God would have us to be. Membership also provides special opportunities such as: personal growth, leadership opportunities, avenues for service, and participation in the decisions concerning the future of our church.

We welcome people into membership in the following ways:

Profession of Faith by praying to receive Jesus Christ as your personal savior and committing to be baptized.

Transfer of Letter by promise of a membership letter from another Baptist church transferring your membership to our church.

Statement this is typically done by people who:

have prayed to receive Christ as their personal Savior and were baptized in a Baptist church but have since belonged to a church of a different tradition.
were a member of a Baptist church which has disbanded or lost their records.
were baptized in a church who's beliefs are identical to ours about: salvation, baptism and security of the believer.

You may indicate that you would like to become a member during the decision time at the end of our worship services. In addition, you may fill out a "Connection Card" and indicate that you would like to become a church member and we will contact you. If you have questions please contact Pastor Ron by email or call (361) 643-6506.