Membership
Becoming part of the community
Membership of the Church throughout the world is rooted in baptism. To take up membership of AUC you can either already be baptised, or you can be baptised as part of the service of welcome to membership. We require no evidence of this beyond your own word.
Membership of AUC is a commitment to following Jesus in our lives and in the world, taking an active role in the AUC community and wider Church community. As members we commit ourselves to:
Worship
Regularly bringing to God in worship our gifts and needs, faith and doubt; in our community services, in services shared with our ecumenical partners and at other times in our lives collectively and individually.
Growth
Regularly participating in opportunities to develop our spirituality, learn from each other and broaden our understanding of the world, that throughout our lives we would taste more fully the fullness of Life which Christ offers.
Support
AUC is a body of members who work together and support each other and the wider Church community. Every member has a valuable role to play within the life of the community, sharing our friendship, talents, time and resources.
Action
AUC members are committed to transforming our lives and the world to build the Kingdom of God of which Jesus spoke. We campaign and work for justice, standing with those who are oppressed and seeking to live in a balanced way as part of our planet.
Admission to membership
The process of becoming a member of AUC, is through baptism (this can already have taken place or can be part of the Service of Welcome) the agreement of the Church Meeting and a public declaration in a service of Welcome that the candidate wishes to take up membership.
If you wish to become a member of AUC, please speak to the minister or an elder to decide if you wish to attend the information sessions, and to discuss when your name would go forward to Church Meeting.
Hire a room
AUC has a number of rooms available for rent on a sessional basis, morning, after-noon or evening.
What's on
Find out what events and activities are taking place over the coming weeks.