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title: Does Eagle Creek Church Have Formal Membership?
description: "No — Eagle Creek Church has no formal voting membership, no membership class, and no covenant to sign. Belonging at Eagle Creek is built through participation: attending, connecting, joining a group, serving, and taking steps like baptism. ### The practical…"
url: "https://eaglecreekchurch.com/faq/new-here/does-eagle-creek-church-have-formal-membership/"
updated: "2026-07-29"
category: New Here
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# Does Eagle Creek Church Have Formal Membership?

No — Eagle Creek Church has no formal voting membership, no membership class, and no covenant to sign. Belonging at Eagle Creek is built through participation: attending, connecting, joining a group, serving, and taking steps like baptism.

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The practical path to belonging is well-worn and simple:

1. **Come** — Thursdays 6:30pm or Sundays 9:00/10:30am. Come twice; it gets more familiar fast.
2. **Connect 15** — the 15-minute gathering in the Welcome Room after every Sunday service, where you learn what Eagle Creek offers and meet the staff.
3. **Join a Community Group** — Eagle Creek's small groups, where church starts feeling like family.
4. **Serve on a Ministry Team** — from greeting to kids to production; a staff member walks you in.
5. **Baptism** — for those who've decided to follow Jesus, the public declaration of that decision.

Most people at Eagle Creek would tell you they started feeling like "members" somewhere around step 3 — when people knew their name and noticed when they were gone.

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Church membership is a formal way some congregations define who's committed — often with a class, a signed statement, or voting rights. Other churches, especially non-denominational ones, treat committed participation as belonging. Neither approach is more biblical in itself; they're different tools for the same goal — a committed church family.

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No — since there's no formal membership, nothing at Eagle Creek is gated behind it. Anyone can attend, join a Community Group, and take next steps like baptism. Serving with kids and students requires a background check for safety, and leadership roles involve deeper commitment and trust built over time — but that's about relationship, not paperwork.

If you're looking for a church home in the Lee's Summit area, the real question underneath "do you have membership?" is usually "will I belong here?" Come find out — we'd love to help you take your next step.