Thinking of joining CTAC

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Persons wishing to become a member at CTAC shall make their request known to the Pastor and shall meet with the Pastor, whose duty it shall be to make diligent inquiry into the spiritual fitness of the requester.  If found satisfactory, the Pastor will announce the person’s willingness to take Right Hand of Fellowship in front of the Church. The person will then stand in front of the Church with the Pastor, state their acceptance into the Church, and Pastor will welcome them with a handshake. Following the public testimony of the requester before the church, the person will then be a member of the church.

The right hand of fellowship is a handclasp with the right hand given in token of the fellowship of the church. The right hand of fellowship is a visual sign of a welcome into fellowship and community (Galatians 2:9).  

•   Have received Jesus as their personal Savior, Repent, (Acts 2:38) 

•  Have been baptized by immersion after Repentance, in the name of our Lord Jesus, (Acts 19:2, 2:38, 2:41, 22:16; John 3:3-5; Mark 16:16: Romans 6:4; Matthew 3:11; Galatians 3:27) 

• Have been baptized with the Holy Ghost or actively seeking the Holy Ghost, (Acts 2:3-4, 19:2-6; Mark 17:17) 

• Have established a credible profession of faith, (Hebrews 10:23; Luke 9:23) 

• Have properly concluded (or arranged to conclude) any previous church affiliation, 

• Subscribe to the doctrinal statement and covenant of this church, and who yield themselves to the authority of this church through the Word of God as described in this constitution. 

• Who actively attend this Church, (Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 John 1:3-7, 4:11-13; Matthew 18:20; Galatians 6:2; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 3:8; John 17:21-23; Romans 1:12) 

• And who pays tithes to this Church faithfully, (Malachi 3:8-10; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, 9:7; Luke 11:42, 18:12; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Matthew 23:23; Acts 4:32-35; Proverbs 3:9; Genesis 14:20; Deuteronomy 14:22-29).

No candidate may become a member of this Church who is a member of any secret society such as Masonry, etc., (John 18:20) or who teaches or practices civil disobedience (Rom. 13:1-7).