Membership and Baptism
Membership
Church membership is a process by which people formally declare their affiliation to a specific church. At CCSM, we welcome all youth and adults to consider becoming members of CCSM. While membership is not required for anyone to participate in church activities, membership is a way of showing your commitment - and for the church to make a promise to support you and your spiritual journey. Our youth often join the church by participating in Confirmation. Confirmation is a program where youth learn about topics such as the Bible, theology, and the church, discern their own faith and spiritual journey, and then, if they choose, may decide to become confirmed as church members.
For adults, we offer church information sessions periodically and invite people after those sessions to consider whether they would like to become church members at this time. It isn't required, but if people feel called to take that step into membership, we are delighted to have them share about themselves and participate in a special worship service where they will be formally welcomed and celebrated as members.
Baptism
At CCSM, we baptize babies, children, youth, and adults of all ages. For babies and children, parents make promises on behalf of their child to support them in their spiritual journey.
Our ministers work with the family to discuss the language, ritual, and practices that resonate for everyone. We are happy to work with families to support multi-faith affiliations and to incorporate a variety of traditions such as godparents, if families so choose. We celebrate and affirm all people and families, including those in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
For more information, please reach out to one of our ministers. They would be delighted to speak with you!
