{"id":18,"date":"2014-07-21T18:13:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-01-13T19:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:14:27","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/about\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one-third columns\"><\/p>\n<h2>Why should I join Ridgefield Baptist Church (RBC)?<\/h2>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"two-third columns nomargin\">We believe that joining a local church as a member is both a privilege and a calling for all Christians. It\u2019s a two-way street of prayer, fellowship and concern for each other. We think you\u2019ll find a compassionate, caring group at RBC who genuinely value worshipping, connecting and serving together. We\u2019d love to consider you for membership and grow alongside each other.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"separator\">\n<div class=\"columns-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one-third columns\"><\/p>\n<h2>What does it mean to be a member at RBC?<\/h2>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"two-third columns nomargin\">Membership means that a regular attender who professes the Christian faith and has been baptized as a believer commits to supporting the life and work of our local church. Members commit faithfully to support the church through attendance, prayer, giving, and ministry service.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants for membership are recommended to the church by the Board of Elders after having given satisfactory testimony as to conversion, baptism, and views of Christian faith and practice.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"xml\" style=\"color: #110000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/about\/membership\/application-membership\/\" class=\" button false blue\" > Application for Membership <\/a><\/pre>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3265,"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/3265"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}