For one to be accepted as a member of the church, one must satisfy the following:

• He/She must have experienced a genuine conversion and have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. This experience is also referred to as the new birth. Therefore, only a person who has been saved or born again can become a member of the church.
• He/she must be a baptized believer by immersion. This means the person was baptized following his/her conversion. Since we believe that faith should come before baptism, it means that those who are born again but had baptism prior to their conversion, we require of them to be baptized.
• A letter of transfer from a Baptist Church or a church with similar beliefs in good standing with the church will be accepted for membership.
• A temporary resident in Malawi may be received as an associate member if for valid reasons the individual does not want to transfer his/her membership from the church to which he will return. Baptism by immersion will not be required of associate members.

• A person should apply for membership by filling Membership Forms and submitting them to the leadership.
• Every applicant for membership should join the New Member’s Class which will be announced in the service and in the church bulletin.
• Every applicant for membership should undergo the new member’s class so that he/she understands who we are as a church, where we are coming from, where we are and where we are going. The scripture says: How can two walk together unless they have agreed (Amos 3:3). We believe that it is really important that before a person commits himself to church membership he/she understands the commitment.
• Upon faithful attendance and successful completion of the New Member’s Class the person shall be presented for acceptance of membership.

Membership may be terminated for any of the following reasons:

• A member leaves and unites with another church without informing his/her church.
• A member who habitually violates the spirit of the Church Covenant despite being prayerfully and patiently dealt with.
• A member persisting and promoting teaching that is not biblical despite having been told to stop.
• A member who has been absent from church for a period for 3 months without communication in any way with the church