Membership

Interested in becoming a Member of IBC?

Stop by the Welcome Center on Sunday Morning! Between services the Member's Center is staffed with volunteers who can answer questions pertaining to membership and baptism, provide you with a membership folder which contains our membership application, and can help you register for the membership class.

Steps to Becoming a Member of IBC: Brief Overview

1. Register at the Member's Center
2. Complete Membership Application 
3. Attend Membership Class
4. Attend Pastoral Interview & Schedule Baptism 
5. New Member Affirmation 

If you have any questions, please visit us at the Welcome Center on Sunday morning, or please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also call us at the church office. Our number is 703-813-1973.

Steps to Becoming a Member of IBC: Defined

• Register at the Member's Center
  • Between services the Member's Center is staffed with volunteers who can answer questions pertaining to membership and baptism, provide you with a membership folder which contains our membership application, and can help you register for the membership class.
• Complete Membership Application
  • Before you attend the membership class, fill out all parts of the membership application. You will also have an opportunity to articulate your testimony. Additionally, our church offers several membership documents that we encourage you to read before you attend the class.
    • Read 'What we Teach' (20 min.)
    • Read Constitution & By-laws (30 min.)—see especially, pp. 2 (on "ordinances") and 15-17 (on "membership")
    • Read 'Affirmations of Commitment' (5 min.) - Coming soon!
    • Read 'Preparing and delivering your personal testimony' (5 min.)
    • Listen to 'Understanding Baptism' (30 min.) - Coming soon!
• Attend Membership Class
  • Our membership class is held monthly, and is designed to help you understand what distinguishes IBC from other churches; how we articulate church-membership and baptism from Scripture; and practical ways to serve and be involved at Immanuel.
• Attend Pastoral Interview & Schedule Baptism
  • Following completion of the membership application and membership class, you will be assigned two elders to conduct your pastoral interview.
  • If you are seeking to be baptized, please review the 'Preparing and delivering your personal testimony' (5 min.) and submit your baptism testimony to a volunteer at the Member's Center who will review your testimony as well as schedule you for the next available baptism date.
• New Member Affirmation
  • Once you complete the membership process, you will be welcomed as a member to the next "New Member Affirmation". New members will make an affirmation of their commitment (Coming soon!) to the local body here at Immanuel Bible Church. This is also an opportunity for the congregation to both affirm and make a reciprocal commitment to new members. A reception will follow.