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 explored during our New Member Orientation led by Rev. Jim Peich.

Path to Membership

  1. Complete the below online form

  2. Attend New Member Orientation

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

  4. Read our Discipleship Guide, set some personal faith goals, and complete an “Every Person in Ministry” form

  5. 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.