Pastor Jon: jonm@crosswaterchurch.org
Phone 1·360·799·1030
Membership at Crosswater:
Crosswater Community Church began in September of 2007 as a church plant of Cascade Community Church in Monroe with the vision to “transform our community and the world with the love and life of Jesus Christ”. It is because of the transforming love of Jesus Christ that we commit to Love God, Love Others and Serve Generously.
The Church is GOD’s idea (Jer. 11:4, 1Peter 2:9-12). Church is not a building nor only a Sunday morning service, it is the people of GOD, the body of CHRIST and the bride of CHRIST (1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 3:10,21 and Ephesians 5:23,25,27,29 and 32). GOD has designed HIS church to be HIS family and to be salt and light in a tasteless and dark world (Matthew 5:13-16). We are to gather for encouragement, enrichment, teaching and accountability.
We were not meant to follow God in isolation as individuals, instead, God has gifted each of us differently and in order for the church to function as God intended, each part of the body must work together to glorify Him and to bring the message of the gospel to others.
Besides helping the body to work together, membership;
•Helps facilitate the discipleship process
•Provides for an additional level of commitment/accountability
•Helps to identify those who call Crosswater home
Covenant is an agreement between two parties binding them mutually to actions on each other’s behalf. These actions committed to are not dependent upon the faithfulness of the other. GOD is the author of covenants and does so graciously with man for man’s blessing and benefit. Following the example of GOD in HIS relationship with us, membership at Crosswater is a covenant relationship between the member and Crosswater Community Church to intentionally live out the vision and purpose that GOD has given us as a church body.
Membership doesn’t end at the signing of the covenant, in fact, it begins there. As such, there are expectations of both the member to Crosswater and of Crosswater to the member.
They are;
Of the Members to Crosswater
•Regular attendance
•Consistent service
•Regular giving of time, talent and treasure
•Live life intentionally as a follower of Christ
•Not a member or leader at another church
•Attend a Community Group
Of Crosswater to the Members
•Commitment to teach the scriptures
•On guard against false teaching
•Care for the body through prayer and service
•Seek the growth of the body through equipping and teaching
•Enact church discipline as necessary
•Maintain an Elder Board of men who meet the Biblical qualifications
•Commitment to seek God’s will for the body of believers at Crosswater
& involvement with their lives as the LORD leads leads
We don’t believe in legalism, exclusivity or secret hand-shakes, however, we do believe an individual should meet a few requirements prior to becoming a member of Crosswater Community Church.
These requirements are;
•Profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Savior
•Have been baptized
•Have made Crosswater your church home
•Have gone through the membership interview process
•Have participated in Crosswater’s membership class
•Have signed the Membership Covenant
To learn more about membership at Crosswater call Pastor Jon at 360·799·1030 or
send him an e-mail at jonm@crosswaterchurch.org.