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How
to Join
Visit
We welcome visitors to Sunday worship and all
other events at the church. Children are welcome in our Sunday church
school and nursery care is available during the worship service for
babies and toddlers up to two years old. On Sunday morning you will be
welcomed at the entrance to the sanctuary by one of our greeters.
Please feel comfortable asking greeters or ushers for directions or
assistance. They will be happy to answer your questions or direct you
to someone who can help. We encourage visitors to sign our guest book
located in the narthex (front entrance).
Get
information
Please take one of the informational brochures available in the church
pews and stop into our post-worship coffee hour to visit with one of
our ministers, our membership coordinator or other church members. All
are happy to answer questions immediately and/or help you arrange a
meeting to answer questions concerning the church.
Let us
know you are here
Many of our members wear name tags and our membership coordinator or
greeter may offer you one too. Feel free to wear it or choose to
worship anonymously. During the worship service people are encouraged
to greet each other and pass the "Peace of Christ." Also, during the
service we ask our congregation to pass the fellowship register in the
pews for all to sign. This is done not only to learn the names of
visitors but also learn the names of other members of the congregation.
Meet
our membership coordinator
Our membership coordinator Janet Moyer is a valuable resource for
visitors as they become acquainted with the church. Janet may be
contacted at the church by phone or e-mail. The number and email can be
found below. Also If you don’t reach someone immediately, please leave
a message and your phone number or e-mail address. We want to hear from
you and will get back to you quickly.
Become
a member
The process to joining Westmoreland is personal for every member. Our
ministers will discuss our Congregational history and our theological
perspective; our membership coordinator will connect you with
congregation members who share your interests and our members can tell
you more about our community. When you feel ready to join, we will
arrange a Sunday on which to welcome you officially and joyfully into
the congregation.
You
may join Westmoreland by:
Affirmation
of Faith: If you have never been a member of a church
before, you join by affirming your faith.
Reaffirmation
of Faith: If you have been a former church member or have
been confirmed, followed by a period of inactivity, you may join by
reaffirming your faith.
Letter
of Transfer: You may simply transfer your membership from
your previous church to Westmoreland by requesting such a transfer in
writing.
Not
ready to join?
Some people choose not to become a member of Westmoreland and decide to
be a "Friend of Westmoreland." Friends of Westmoreland may participate
in church activities and be part of the church community. They may
serve on most church boards, sing in the choir, take communion and
participate in almost all activities. Some people choose to be friends
of Westmoreland, in this manner, for several years before joining.
Board
of Membership and Fellowship (BMF)
Please click here for information on the Board of Membership and Fellowship.
Last updated Wednesday,
February 20, 2008 .
1
Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-229-7766
Email the church office: churchinfo@westmorelanducc.org
www.westmorelanducc.org
An
Open and Affirming Congregation
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