Membership in a local New Testament church is God’s design and is a privilege and responsibility of every believer. At WFBC we view it as an opportunity for believers to serve Christ and submit to the body. The Bible never pictures the life of a thriving believer as an island or a solitary unit. Rather, growing saints in Scripture are part of a local gathering. We need one another for encouragement, growth, and accountability.
Membership in Wichita Falls Baptist Church is predicated upon a common belief in biblical doctrine, moral principle, and practice. Members are received by congregational vote after having presented a testimony of salvation, baptism by immersion following their conversion, and agreement with the constitution.
To join Wichita Falls Baptist Church is to affirm our covenant with us…
“Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized by immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God and this assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
We pledge therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge and holiness; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, doctrines and discipline; and to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, and the spread of the gospel throughout the world.
We also pledge to maintain family and personal devotions; to scripturally educate our children in the things of Christ; to actively seek the salvation of our kindred, our acquaintances, and our community; to walk wisely in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our conduct; to pursue peace with all men and holiness before our God; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the cause of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We further pledge to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian compassion and courtesy in our activities and speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation being mindful of our Savior’s instruction, to secure it without delay.
To these and all other Christian duties we do humbly and cheerfully submit ourselves, striving to faithfully perform them not in our own strength, being aware of our weakness, but in the strength of our Lord.“