Inquirers Class Materials
Inquirers Class Schedule and Membership Process (Spring 2024)
Where is God Calling You? survey
SAMPLE New Member Liturgy script (membership vows)
Dates to Remember
Sunday, May 12: New Member Sunday. Please meet in room TBD at 9:45am so that that we can do a brief “walk through” of the new members portion of worship. Community hour after worship that day is hosted by the Membership Committee in your honor, so plan to stay for that.
Please sign up here for the following dates and activities.
Saturday, May 18: Diaper Packing for Bundled Blessings in Room M (10:30-noon)
Sunday, June 2: Inquirers serve communion in 10:30 worship. Please meet in the sanctuary at 10 am for a brief orientation.
Thursdays, June 13 & 27: Inquirers and new members cook and serve for the soup kitchen. See signup for shift times but feel free to come when you can.
Suggested Resources
On the UMC (recommended by Elaine Moy Johnson):
- New to the UMC?
- umc.org
- The United Methodist Church Handbook
- Lake North District
- Northern Illinois Conference (Sign up for bi-monthly newsletter here.)
- Ask the UMC
- The Book of Discipline (complete online version)
- Overview of Our Social Principles
- Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm: The American Methodist Church and the Struggle with White Supremacy
On General Conference:
- General Conference News and Commentary by UM News
- A beginner’s guide to General Conference
- General Conference Charlotte webpage
On Methodist theology:
- Wesleyan Understanding of Grace by Bishop Kenneth Carder
- From Catholics and United Methodists Together: We Believe, We Pray, We Act (2020)
On membership and decision making:
- Our United Methodist Vows
- Mark Stamm, Membership Vows in the UMC
- Five Reasons to Stay in the UMC by Paul Chilcote
Realm Membership Platform (details to come)
Initial logon process
Quick Realm How To (Online directory, your financial giving, your groups)
Get Involved This Season
Participate in the Palm Sunday Processional around the block. Attend Holy Week Worship Services including, perhaps, your first Easter Vigil experience. Sing Hallejulah on Easter Sunday and enjoy the kids’ egg search on the lawn. Engage in hands-on service cooking for the soup kitchen or packing diapers for Bundled Blessings. Learn more about your faith by taking an adult class. Welcome worshippers on Sunday morning as a Greeter or Usher. Visitors and members alike are invited to find a place to connect – and there are plenty of options.