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BECOME A MEMBER OF NOONDAY

Why Become a Member of Noonday Baptist Association?

  •  As a member of the Association each church will be able to send messengers to the Annual Celebration.

  • Each church may have a voice in the activities and mission of the Association through representatives to the Executive Team, Administration Team, and other associational teams.

  • Active member churches may be offered design, print, and marketing services at a reduced rate from Noonday Print & Marketing.

  • Active member churches may be a part of the services of the Storehouse Ministry at reduced cost.

  • Active member churches may receive reduced rates for conferences and training opportunities.

  • Active member churches may receive consultation, coaching, and care from the staff of the Association.

  • Active member churches may be invited to serve in mission opportunities both local, national, and international as organized under the authority of the Association.

How Does My Church Become a Member of the Association?

Is your church in agreement with the Baptist Faith & Message and with the mission, vision, and values of Noonday Association? Does your church desire to work in cooperation with the Association?

Complete the online application HERE.

A staff member will review and submit to the Engagement Team, who will review, determine qualifications, and communicate next steps.

The Engagement Team recommends approval to the Administration Team at its next quarterly meeting.

Expectations of Noonday Member Churches
  1. Active Churches of the Association will participate in and cooperate with the Association through communication, serving, financial support, and through the sending of messengers.
  2. Churches are encouraged to keep the Association updated through its annual profile, staff changes, prayer needs, and gospel stories.
  3. The senior pastor (or his appointed representative) of cooperating, active churches of the Association and one layperson shall serve on the Executive Committee of the Association.
  4. Each church is encouraged to nominate, elect, and send its full contingent of messengers to the Annual Meeting. Each church is allowed two messengers and one additional messenger for each $1000 contributed to the general fund of the Association, not to exceed 25 messengers from any church.
  5. Churches should not knowingly take any action to affirm, approve, or endorse any activity or belief considered to be illegal, immoral, false teaching, or action that would bring dishonor to the local church or Association. Illegal is defined by local, state, or federal statute unless the statute is in violation of scripture. Immoral is defined in scripture in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
  6. The Association reserves the right to determine the status of churches either as active or inactive, and the right to dismiss a church from membership. Should the administration of the Association or the Engagement Team become aware of or have a report of a church that may have disqualified itself through non-participation in the Association through: taking action to affirm, approve, or endorse any activity or belief considered illegal, immoral, false teaching, or action that would dishonor the local church or Association, or lack of communication, serving, financial support or sending of messengers, the Engagement Team will review the report and will make a recommendation of action concerning the report to the Administration Team.
  7. The church will be notified of the decision made by the Administration Team.
  8. The church may respond to the decision made by the Administration Team by requesting reconsideration of the Administration Team’s decision. Once the Administration Team has reviewed the request for reconsideration, the church will be notified of the decision by the Administration Team.
  9. Changes in church status will be reported at the Executive Team and Annual Meetings of the Association.
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