Membership information

If you would like more information about church membership or would like to attend a membership class, please contact Pastor Dan.

The current constitution draft can be viewed here.

Membership Statement

We believe that:

  • By grace alone through repentance and faith[1] alone we have received Jesus Christ as the Lord, Saviour and Treasure[2] of our lives;
  • As those who believe on Jesus’ name we have been adopted by God and are therefore co-heirs with Christ[3];
  • We have been gifted new life[4] through the Holy Spirit who is within us, renewing us to be more like Jesus[5].
  • In the presence of God, looking to Christ Jesus and dependent on the Holy Spirit, we commit to living gospel centred[6], grace saturated[7] and sacrificial lives[8] with one another as one body[9].

We will devote ourselves to[10] The apostle’s teaching; Fellowship; The breaking of bread; and Prayer.

With the help of the Holy Spirit,

  • We will pray for one another.[11]
  • We will walk together and watch over one another in brotherly love.[12]
  • We will rejoice at each others’ happiness and bear each others’ burdens and sorrows.[13]
  • We will support one another in sickness and distress.[14]
  • We will show courtesy in speech and be slow to take offence, always ready for reconciliation.[15]
  • We will make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.[16]
  • Together we will seek to glorify Christ Jesus, our Lord and Head.[17]
  • We will submit to the authority of Scripture, feasting upon it together and seeking to obey it.[18]
  • We will use our spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ.[19]
  • We will reach out to others lovingly with the Gospel of Christ.[20]
  • We will cheerfully contribute to the church, the relief of the poor and other Christian work, as we are able financially.[21]
  • We will obey our leaders knowing they watch over us as men who must give an account.[22]
  • We will seek to live lives worthy of the Lord and to please Him in every way.[23]
  • We will live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts.[24]
  • We will seek the salvation of our friends and neighbours.[25]
  • We will endeavour to nurture our children in the Christian Faith.[26]
  • We commit to live our lives as faithful and diligent disciples of Jesus[27]; our identity will be in Him[28], our worship will be for Him[29], our fellowship will be through Him[30] and our community will exist for His glory.[31]

NB: This statement has been adapted from churches with similar documents, structures and practices to Ardgowan Square.

  1. Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8 ↩︎

  2. Luke 12:24, Hebrews 11:6, Colossians 2:3 ↩︎

  3. Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:23 ↩︎

  4. Romans 6:4, Acts 5:15, 1 Peter 1:3 ↩︎

  5. Romans 8:29, 1 Thessalonians 1:6 ↩︎

  6. 1 Peter 3:15 ↩︎

  7. 2 Corinthians 4:15, 2 Corinthians 12:9 ↩︎

  8. Romans 12:1, John 15:3 ↩︎

  9. 1 Corinthians 12:20, Ephesians 4:25 ↩︎

  10. Acts 2:42 ↩︎

  11. James 5:16 ↩︎

  12. Romans 12:2 ↩︎

  13. Romans 12:15 ↩︎

  14. Matthew 25:40, 45 ↩︎

  15. 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Peter 3:10 ↩︎

  16. Ephesians 4:3 ↩︎

  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:2, Ephesians 4:15, Colossians 2:10 ↩︎

  18. 2 Timothy 3:16 ↩︎

  19. 1 Corinthians 14:12 ↩︎

  20. Matthew 28:19, Mark 5:16, Ephesians 5:2 ↩︎

  21. 2 Corinthians 9:7, Malachi 3:10, Ezekiel 16:49 ↩︎

  22. Hebrews 13:7 ↩︎

  23. Ephesians 4:1, Colossians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:12 ↩︎

  24. Titus 2:12, 1 John 2:17 ↩︎

  25. Mark 5:19, John 4:29 ↩︎

  26. Deuteronomy 11:19 ↩︎

  27. 2 Peter 3:18 ↩︎

  28. Colossians 3:4 ↩︎

  29. John 14:6 ↩︎

  30. 1 John 1:7 ↩︎

  31. 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:14 ↩︎

Ardgowan Square Evangelical Church
25 Ardgowan Square
Greenock, Scotland
PA16 8NH

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