Membership

Although the Bible does not talk about church membership by name, it does make a clear difference between those who are part of the church family, and those who are just looking in (1 Cor 5:12 & 1Jn 2:19), and the early church practice was to formally receive people into fellowship with the church (Gal 2:9).

The Bible knows nothing of solitary Christianity, but assumes that all Christians will be actively committed to a local church. Therefore when people have been joining us in our church life for weeks or months and have had a chance to gain a first impression of the Coign, we encourage them to take part in a membership course to help them to decide whether the Coign is the church family God intends for them, or whether there is another church which He is calling them to join.

We run regular membership courses, either on a Saturday morning or on a week night, covering our core beliefs, values and vision, and giving a context for prospective members to meet one another and to meet the church leaders. It is a great context for making new friendships and for clarifying which local church God is calling you to join.

If you would like to take part in the next course then email us on welcome@coign.org or ring the church office on 01483 714150.