Application for fellowship in the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches

Church Name(Required)

Church Address(Required)

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Name of Pastor(Required)

First Last

Address

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Pastor's Phone

Church Phone

Fax

Website

Date Ministry Began

Date of Church Organization

Date of Incorporation

Present Membership

Must have at least 15.

Number over age 18?

Under age 18?

Note: If more space is needed to respond fully to any question, please use the explain field.

Is your church currently a member of a state or regional GARBC association? If yes, please name that association here:

Do you subscribe, without qualification, to the Constitution and Articles of Faith of the GARBC?

Do you subscribe, without qualification, to the <a href="https://www.garbc.org/about/#beliefs">Constitution and Articles of Faith of the GARBC?</a>

Yes

Explain

Does your church publicly identify itself as Baptist?

Yes

Explain

Does the present Constitution of your church require baptism by immersion for membership?

Yes

Explain

Does your church have complete freedom to elect or call a pastor?

Yes

Explain

To call a pastor, must the church gain consent or approval from some group outside the local congregation? If yes, please explain:

Yes

Explain

Must the pastor subscribe to the Constitution and Articles of Faith of the church?

Yes

Explain

Does your church handle its own finances?

Yes

Explain

Is your church financially accountable to another church, group of churches, or any other organizations? If yes, please explain:

Yes

Explain

Is there any contract or agreement between the church and any group which limits the independent function of the church? If yes, please explain:

Yes

Explain

Is your church now a member of any nonfundamental, local, state, or national convention or association of churches? If yes, please name:

Yes

Name:

Provide the names of at least two GARBC pastors or leaders in your area who are acquainted with your church.

Name

First Last

Address

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Name

First Last

Address

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Please enclose a copy of the following:

Articles of Faith

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Articles of Incorporation

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Church Covenant

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Constitution of your Church

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Clerk Signature

Address

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Clerk's Phone

GARBC Recognition Councils

The purpose of the Recognition Council is to affirm doctrinal alignment between the church and the GARBC.

What is the process for the Recognition Council?

The church submits doctrinal statements, constitution/bylaws, and church covenant along with their application.
The National Rep, Director of Operations, and members of the Council of 18 review these documents to confirm alignment.
The National Rep, Director of Operations, and members of the Council of 18 meet with the church leadership (whomever the church designates), and any other church leaders invited by the church to get better acquainted, answer questions, gain any necessary clarification, and affirm the good work of the church. This meeting is generally done online.
If the council agrees that all documents and practices are in keeping with Baptist faith and polity and that the purposes for the church are biblical, the Recognition Council recommends membership to the Council of 18 and the messengers of the next annual conference.
Our intent and hope is that this process provides affirmation and encouragement to the church. We want to bless the church while ensuring a healthy alignment among our member churches.

Internal Revenue Service Group Ruling for GARBC Churches

Under date of September 20, 1971, the Internal Revenue Service granted the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches a Group Ruling that automatically placed each church in fellowship with the Association on a tax-exempt status, and thus certified that gifts made to these churches were legally tax-deductible contributions. The group exemption number is 2194. If this Group Ruling had not been secured, each local church would have had to go through the arduous task of applying and seeking this provision itself.

Annually each new church coming into the Association will be certified to the IRS as being a truly nonprofit entity, that it is not a foundation, and that it desires to be under the Group Ruling. To be thus certified is a distinct advantage to the local church.

The signature of the pastor or an officer of the local church is required below indicating concurrence with the above.

Date

Signed

Church Name

City

State

If your local church has already received such a Ruling for itself, please indicate here:

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