Joining the Chillicothe Baptist Family

We are so excited that you are interested in joining the Chillicothe Baptist Church community of believers. Joining a local church is such an important step in following Christ. God made us to live in community with one another, doing life together! At Chillicothe Baptist Church, we look forward to welcoming you i9nto the family where God uses each of us to accomplish His Mission for this body of Christ-followers. Every person who joins Chillicothe Baptist Church must meet three important criteria.

1. A follower of Jesus Christ.

We believe that the church is not a building but a body of committed folowers of Jesus Christ doing life together. The first and most important step in any person's life is receiving Jesus Christ as personal Lord, Savior, and Shepherd.

2. Baptized by Immersion as a Believer.

Baptist does not contribute to a person's salvation but it is very important because Jesus commanded us to do it. Jesus himself was baptized, giving us an example, and then commanded that we follow after we become believers. Baptist is highly symbolic of a new believer leaving his or her former life in sin and embracing new life found in Jesus Christ. All baptism in Scripture occurs after a person begins following Jesus Christ. Scripture also clearly indicates immersion (or being placed fully under water) as the only type of baptism practiced by the early chruch.

3. Attending a First Step and a Next Step Class.

At Chillicothe Baptist Church, we recognize that those seeking to join walked various life paths leading them to this point. Because new members come from different faith backgrounds or little to no faith background, we have created these two classes fro membership at Chillicothe Baptist Church. At these two classes we will spend about 1 hour each covering who Chillicothe Baptist Church is, our Mission as a family or Christ-folowers and the basics of what we believe.

If you would like to join Chillicothe Baptist Church, please feel free to come forward during our invitation at any of our worship services.