Becoming A Member

To become a Lutheran, only Baptism and instructions in the Christian faith are required. If you are already baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, it will be necessary only to attend a membership class in a Lutheran congregation and thus signify your desire to become a part of its community. Active members of other Lutheran congregations usually need only to transfer their membership.

For further information, call the Lutheran congregation nearest you.

*Prepared by the ELCA Department for Communication (11/95); adapted from a pamphlet of the same name published by Evangelical Outreach, Division for Parish Services of the former Lutheran Church in America, now out of print.