Vice-Chairperson: Bro. Oscar Allen
Secretary: Deaconess Sylvia Ensley
Ministry Advisor: Sis. Bessie Hunt

Mission Statement:

Assist New Members who unite with our Church Family to become part of the body at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church.  We provide information to empower for the service of Ministry, thus enabling a sense of belonging, and helps the New Member to become actively involved in a ministry for God’s Kingdom building.

According to Paul, being a ’member’ of the church means being n vital organ of a living body… ’So in Christ we though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the other.’ Romans 12:5 NIV.

Scripture:

So we being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.  (Romans 12:5)

Objectives:

Familiarize New Members of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church with the church’s beliefs and organization; and

Raise New Members awareness of and interests in what Rising Star is all about in endeavoring to fulfill its Christian Mission as an Evangelizing Fellowship, carrying out the #1 priority of God’s.

2017 Accomplishments:

  • Presented candidates for membership to the pastor and congregation, and followed-up with the completion of the New Member information form,
  • Supervised the Church’s New Members Orientation program,’
  • Provided on orientation folder with welcome letter, class schedule, syllabus, Baptist Doctrine and Wagner-Modified Houts Survey to each New Member.
  • Added an additional teacher to the program
  • Hosted six New Members Receptions
  • Followed up with New Members on their choice of ministries and notified the ministries of their interest and contact information anal
  • Revised the New Member Handbook as needed

2018 Goals:

  • Help New Members grow toward an enriched spiritual liJe,’ by utltilizing their spiritual gifts and talents in auxiliaries or groups of the church to create a bond of close Christian Friendship through these auxiliaries and church groups
  • Provide New Members with information to empower them for the service of ministry
  • Assist New Members in becoming actively actively involved in the life of the church by encouraging them to join ministries or other groups of the church