MEMBERSHIP POLICY. The purpose is to outline all of the procedures for church membership and to determine active status as defined by MCC by-laws.

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2 BOD: Policy # September 9,2013 I. PURPOSE MEMBERSHIP POLICY The purpose is to outline all of the procedures for church membership and to determine active status as defined by MCC by-laws. II. DEFINITION This policy provides a step-by-step process of encouraging individuals to maintain active membership status and the support for individuals who require a change in commitment or are unable to maintain commitment to active membership. III. PROCEDURE A. The Clerk of the BOD presents compiled information from the Attendance Records to the BOD in the first and third quarter of each year. I. A Member who does not have registered attendance, identified financial support, definite service contribution and demonstrated interest and loyalty within the preceding period of six (6) months to one (1) year may be removed from the list of Members in good standing and moved to Friend Status or Inactive Status. The Clerk of the BOD will inform the Member by way of either the Friend Letter or Inactive Letter. (See attached) 11. A former Member may be restored to the list of Members in good standing after completing a membership class and participating in the Rite of Membership. B. Members may be removed from active membership by a majority vote of the BOD for disloyalty or unbecoming conduct on the part of the Member. The Member may appeal the BOD decision to the Regional Elder; however the Member's active status will remain inactive pending the appeal. C. Members may request transfer of active membership from an MCC congregation

3 BOD: Policy # September 9,2013 D. Members may be removed from active membership by: 1. Individual request 2. Inactivation process 3. Transfer of membership to another Church 4. Death ofindividual 5. Disciplinary action A uthorized By: =~~~+A<r---:"'- ~~~I +--

4 e, 15 () nl~ [('1>,\,\11,1 ~ "- Agape'MCC Agape' Metropolitan Community Church California P Cirkway. Fort Worth, TX \ljltlvv.agapemcc.com (Date) (Member Name) (Address) (City, ST & Zip) Dear (Member Name): We have missed you and your participation at Agape'. Our records indicate that you have not been present with us for worship in quite some time and we wanted to reach out to you so you know you have been missed and secondly to make sure our information is correct. As a member of Agape, the church covenants to be a loving place of worship that cares for you and your family's spiritual needs, you as a member covenant to attend as regularly as possible, suppol1 the Church in prayers, be active in the Church's ministries and financially suppol1 the Church. We are committed to our spiritual future together in any form that takes on. Someone from the Church leadership will reach out to you within the next two weeks. Or, if you wish, please call the Church office at , and let us know how you are doing and in what way we might be of assistance. As part of our year end reporting to the denomination we will be changing your status from active member to Friend of Agape' MCC unless we are made aware of a desire to stay an active voting member of the body of the church. Either way allows an opening for you to reconnect whenever you feel called or able to do so. The Friend status will remove your eligibility to participate in congregational voting as of October, Please know that your relationship with our faith community is important to us and we look forward to how that evolves in our futures. Sincerely, Leigh Ann Wolfer Clerk, Board of Directors Agape'MCC

5 .c 1.5 onli; I()v ",p (~ c\, Agape'MCC Agape Metro politan Cornmunity Church 4615 California Pilrkway. Fort W OI'tll, TX ' Wvvw.ilgaperncc.com -tit (Date) (Member Name) (Address) (City, ST & Zip) Dear (Member Name): We have missed you and your participation at Agape'. Our records indicate that you have not been present with us for worship in quite some time and we wanted to reach out to you so you know you have been missed and secondly to make sure our information is correct. As a member of Agape, the church covenants to be a loving place of worship that cares for you and your family's spiritual needs, you as a member covenant to attend as regularly as possible, support the Church in prayers, be active in the Church's ministries and financially support the Church. We are committed to our spiritual future together in any form that takes on. Someone from the Church leadership will reach out to you within the next two weeks. Or, if you wish, please call the Church office at , and let us know how you are doing and in what way we might be of assistance. As part of our year end reporting to the denomination we will be changing your status from active to inactive member of Agape' MCC unless we are made aware of your desire to stay an active member. Either way allows an opening for you to reconnect whenever you feel called or able to do so. The inactive status will remove your eligibility to participate in congregational voting as of October, Please know that your relationship with our faith community is important to us and we look forward to how that evolves in our futures and that your membership status may be reactivated by attending another membership class in the future. Sincerely, ~[f t4,~ u~7t~~ Leigh Ann Wolfer Clerk, Board of Directors Agape'MCC

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