Becoming an Episcopalian
at Holy Family

How to Become a Member

How do I begin the process of becoming an Episcopalian?

Here’s how to join The Episcopal Church.

Becoming an Episcopalian usually happens slowly. You begin praying with a community. You begin recognizing Jesus in the liturgy. You begin finding your people. And somewhere along the way, you realize this way of life has started becoming your own. Every year, we help people respond to God's work in their life by finding their way into The Episcopal Church.

Which of these stories sounds like you?

catechumen

I haven’t been baptized.

    1. Come to worship regularly.

      • Sundays at 9 AM or 11 AM.

      • Evening Prayer once a month.

    2. Join the Jesus-Centered Life Circle. This contemplative group gathers to explore what it means to live with Jesus at the center of our lives. Five sessions, midweek, 90 minutes each. We'll move through five practices together: Gathering, Listening, Responding, Feasting, and Being Sent.

    3. Attend Sunday Catechesis Classes. We've designed four month-long classes to help you explore the Christian faith in The Episcopal Church.

      • What We Believe: Who is this God, and what has God done?

      • How We Worship: What is actually happening when we gather?

      • How We Live: What does it look like to live as a baptized person?

      • How We Pray: How do people like us speak to a God like this?

    4. Prepare for Baptism. For the six Sundays before your baptism, you stand before the church and we pray for you by name and make promises to support you.

    5. Be baptized. At the Saturday night Easter Vigil liturgy or at the All Saints' Sunday morning service with the entire church.

    6. Listen to the "Now What?" Podcast. Take time to listen to a 7-session audio series to help you take your place in the life of the church and ministry in the world.

    Learn more and sign up here.

candidate

I’m baptized, but not an Episcopalian.

    1. Come to worship regularly.

      • Sundays at 9 AM or 11 AM.

      • Evening Prayer once a month.

    2. Join the Jesus-Centered Life Circle. This contemplative group gathers to explore what it means to live with Jesus at the center of our lives. Five sessions, midweek, 90 minutes each. We'll move through five practices together: Gathering, Listening, Responding, Feasting, and Being Sent.

    3. Attend Sunday Catechesis Classes. We've designed four month-long classes to help you explore the Christian faith in The Episcopal Church.

      • What We Believe: Who is this God, and what has God done?

      • How We Worship: What is actually happening when we gather?

      • How We Live: What does it look like to live as a baptized person?

      • How We Pray: How do people like us speak to a God like this?

    4. Prepare for Joining. For the six Sundays before you join, you stand before the church alongside those preparing for baptism. You pray for them while we pray for you by name and make promises to support you both.

    5. Join. You'll be formally welcomed as a member on one of our four Baptismal Sundays: All Saints', Baptism of the Lord, Easter Sunday, or Pentecost.

      • Be Confirmed or Received. Then, at the Bishop's annual visit to Holy Family, the Bishop will lay hands on you to confirm you or receive you (if you were confirmed in another historic Christian tradition).

    6. Listen to the "Now What?" Podcast.Take time to listen to a 7-session audio series to help you take your place in the life of the church and ministry in the world.

    Learn more and sign up here.

transfer

I’m already an Episcopalian.

    1. Come to worship regularly.

      • Sundays at 9 AM or 11 AM.

      • Evening Prayer once a month.

    2. Join the Jesus-Centered Life Circle. This contemplative group gathers to explore what it means to live with Jesus at the center of our lives. Five sessions, midweek, 90 minutes each. We'll move through five practices together: Gathering, Listening, Responding, Feasting, and Being Sent.

    3. Attend Sunday Catechesis Classes. We've designed four month-long classes to help you explore the Christian faith in The Episcopal Church.

      • What We Believe: Who is this God, and what has God done?

      • How We Worship: What is actually happening when we gather?

      • How We Live: What does it look like to live as a baptized person?

      • How We Pray: How do people like us speak to a God like this?

    4. Join. We'll make it official at one of our four Baptismal Sundays: All Saints', Baptism of the Lord, Easter Sunday, or Pentecost. Then, we'll process Letters of Transfer from your former Episcopal parish.

    Learn more and sign up here.

parents

We want to baptize our child.

    1. Come to worship regularly. Bring the kids.

      • Sundays at 9 AM or 11 AM.

      • Evening Prayer once a month.

    2. Attend the Marked as Christ's Own Workshop. This one-session workshop walks through the baptismal ritual, why we baptize children, and the different promises that God, the Church, and your family make at baptism.

    3. Be welcomed publicly. The Sunday after your workshop, you and your child's baptism sponsors are named and welcomed before the congregation.

    4. Enroll your child. The Sunday before the baptism, your child is formally named before the congregation as one preparing to be baptized.

    5. Your child is baptized. At one of our four Baptismal Sundays: All Saints', Baptism of the Lord, Easter Sunday, or Pentecost.

    Learn more and sign up here.

Ready to take the next step?

This form helps us know exactly how to guide you and your family into The Episcopal Church at Holy Family.

Let us know you're interested in membership!

Already part of Holy Family?

If you've been worshipping with us since before January 1, 2026, and you're baptized, we recognize your membership.

Just exploring?

You can always be our guest. But, once you are ready to be more than a guest, we’ll be ready to guide you.