How to join?

 If you agree with the ALC's Statement of Faith (see Article 2), Statement of Purpose, and other provisions of the constitutions of LCMC and ALC you may join the Augsburg Lutheran Churches.

ALC provides a variety of membership options for congregations and individuals.  You'll find them listed below.  There are a couple of methods you can use to join ALC.  

• You may submit your subscription online by using the links below to the online forms.  Submitting your subscription online is the quickest way to join.  Your information will be processed immediately and you will receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 hours.
  
• Or if you prefer, you may print out the form (use Printer Version found below), sign and mail it to:

                  Augsburg Lutheran Churches
                  Administrative Offices
                  P. O. Box 332 
                  Greenfield, IA 50849

Congregations

A congregation may become a member of the Augsburg Lutheran Churches (ALC) by voting to join ALC/LCMC, designating its representative to sign the congregational subscription form, and submitting the form by mail or Internet to the ALC office (using the online or printed forms below). ALC will then notify LCMC of its new member congregation. 

Online Form:  Congregation Subscription Form

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If your congregation has not joined ALC and you would like to become a member, you have a couple of options.  You can join as an "affiliated individual" or become part of an ALC Chapter.  

Chapters

An ALC chapter is simply a group of individual members of ALC who unite to bear witness to the Gospel of Christ, meet regularly for fellowship and prayer, and act together in mission.  A chapter may elect representatives to vote at district and association meetings.  Members of a chapter may be within a single church or may have members from several churches.  Also, members  need not be a member of a church in order to belong to a chapter. As part of the subscription process, you will list the individual members in the chapter.  Because of this, you do not need to fill out an "individual subscription form" for each member.

Online Form:  Chapter Subscription Form

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Affiliated Individuals

Many individuals have asked if they can join the ALC as a personal statement or confession of their faith. In response, the ALC has created the category of affiliated member. 

Affiliated individuals:

•  are not already members of ALC/LCMC congregations or ALC Chapters
   
• agree with the ALC's Statement of Faith (see Article 2), Statement of Purpose, and other provisions of the constitution of LCMC and ALC 
   
• may be pastors or church workers who wish to join ALC, but do not wish to be on the roster of church workers or clergy

You may become an Affiliated Individual Members of ALC by signing the individual subscription form, and submitting the form by mail or Internet to the ALC office (using the online or printed forms below). 

Online Form:  Individual Subscription Form

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Pastors/Church Workers

A pastor or church worker (Associate in Ministry-AiM, organist, youth worker, etc.) may affiliate with the ALC by signing the appropriate subscription form, completing the credential form, and submitting them by mail or Internet to the ALC office (using online or printed forms below). ALC will then notify LCMC of its new ministry affiliate. 

• ALC pastors and church workers who currently serve an ALC congregation under a letter of call (or employment agreement) will be added to the ALC/LCMC List of Clergy Under Call.  
   
• The ALC Trustees and the ALC Secretary will maintain a directory of member congregations and affiliated pastors and church workers. 
   
• Pastors and church workers who seek a call from an ALC congregation will be added to the list of ALC/LCMC List of Clergy Open to Call.  
   
• Pastors who wish to be on the Augsburg List of Clergy must fulfill the requirements outlined in the ALC Ministry Standards (PDF), and receive recommendation from the Ministry Committee and approval by the Joint Council of the Augsburg Lutheran Churches.

Online Forms: 

Church Workers Subscription Form
Pastors Subscription Form

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   Church Workers Subscription Form (MS Word) (PDF)
 

Questions?

If you have any questions about membership, please contact our Membership Committee Chair 

If you have any questions about joining our ministry as a pastor or church worker, please contact our Colloquy Committee.

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