NCPCOW - Membership

Membership


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As provided in our bylaws, membership in the church is open to all who seek the greater knowledge and abide by the Wiccan Rede. There are no dues or tithes required of members. An Initiation service is provided to members who request it, but it is not a requirement for membership. Membership is open to persons 18 years of age or older or to emancipated minors. The church respects the right of parents to control the religious environment of their children and requires parental consent for any child who wishes to participate in church activity. Children are welcome with parental consent. Levels of Membership *Full Membership* People who wish to become members of the church and agree to accept the Wiccan Rede as a guide to life may make application to the church council. If they are determined to be sincere then they will be granted membership. These members are considered active in the church and are able to vote at business meetings and may be found qualified to hold an elected position or to serve as clergy. Members are formally welcomed at the next appropriate church service after the acceptance of their application and may, if they desire, request an Initiation ceremony at that time. [Back to top] *Associate Membership* Some people may wish to affiliate themselves with the church and abide by the Rede but not desire full membership. Associate members are entitled to every benefit of membership including full voting rights, but are barred from holding office or serving as clergy. They are free to re-apply to full membership whenever they wish. [Back to top] *Non-Member Friends* Those individuals who, for whatever reason, do not wish to seek membership or formally affiliate themselves with the church, but who are deemed by the council friendly to the church and her goals, may, at their discretion, be entered in the rolls as a "non-member friend". No voting privileges are extended to these individuals, nor are they considered qualified for elected posts or ordination, but in other respects are treated as members and are encouraged to make the church their spiritual home. [Back to top]