{"id":1510,"date":"2025-05-09T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/?page_id=1510"},"modified":"2025-06-17T22:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:33:37","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1510\" class=\"elementor elementor-1510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346e8a49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"346e8a49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2126c635 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2126c635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #213ba3;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JOIN THE <span style=\"color: #0b1466;\"><strong>UBC FAMILY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p>Greetings: Explore the Union Baptist Church community\u2014where faith, fellowship, and spiritual growth intersect. The following are ways to becoming a valued member of the Union Baptist Church family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dc9fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03dc9fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e197427 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e197427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d786b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d786b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa6930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fa6930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CANDIDATE-BAPTISM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CANDIDATE-BAPTISM.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CANDIDATE-BAPTISM-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ebffe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97ebffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ddd6e6 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ddd6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #213ba3;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CANDIDATE FOR <strong>BAPTISM<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4><p>If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior but have not been baptized, you are welcome to join as a candidate for baptism. You may come forward in worship at the invitation to discipleship or fill out an application for membership via the link below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a713f77 btn btn-md btn-yellow-rd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a713f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ubcwp.fellowshiponego.com\/external\/form\/00003d1a-782d-46fe-8c08-87e3eae12142\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177437f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"177437f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f20844 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f20844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03495d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c03495d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa52700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa52700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/former-member-reinstatement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/former-member-reinstatement.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/former-member-reinstatement-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bf2f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92bf2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0d450 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0d450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #bd0006;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FORMER MEMBER <strong>REINSTATEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4><p>Former members of Union Baptist Church seeking to rejoin may reinstate their membership. You may come forward in the worship service at the invitation to discipleship or fill out an application for membership via the link below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292dcaa btn btn-md btn-yellow-rd-red elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"292dcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ubcwp.fellowshiponego.com\/external\/form\/00003d1a-782d-46fe-8c08-87e3eae12142\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7203b5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7203b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e82a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53e82a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516198e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"516198e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06de840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06de840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/christian-experience.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/christian-experience.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/christian-experience-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bf4a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45bf4a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1b2f3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1b2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #213ba3;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNDER <strong>CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4><p>If you have been baptized but lack church affiliation you may join based on your Christian experience. You may come forward in the worship service or fill out an application for membership via the link below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4bce2 btn btn-md btn-yellow-rd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f4bce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ubcwp.fellowshiponego.com\/external\/form\/00003d1a-782d-46fe-8c08-87e3eae12142\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e96ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1e96ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdaf7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cdaf7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada8a8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ada8a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb42cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bb42cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/member-online.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/member-online.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/member-online-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3c09f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc3c09f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace827f elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace827f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #bd0006;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AS A MEMBER <strong>ONLINE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4><p>If you are lead to become a member of Union Baptist Church as a \u201cmember online\u201d you may express your interest online and fill out a membership application via the link below. A member of the New Member\u2019s Committee will contact you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc6f5d btn btn-md btn-yellow-rd-red elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8cc6f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ubcwp.fellowshiponego.com\/external\/form\/00003d1a-782d-46fe-8c08-87e3eae12142\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db046bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db046bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ee540 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25ee540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d8a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d8a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING AT UBC <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Explore our full calendar of events.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f500edb btn btn-md btn-red-rd-yellow elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f500edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/events\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">view events calendar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2941476e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2941476e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54603602 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54603602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9bb55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec9bb55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e728ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e728ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #edc458;font-weight:300\">worship<\/span> hours<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f31b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f31b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sunday Worship 10 AM EST<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b068c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b068c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Children&#8217;s Church<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1d6bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a1d6bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst, Second and Third Sundays at 10 am EST<br>\nDuring Worship Service\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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