Discover & Learn
Our church is a space to discover, nurture, and live out our faith together. We are committed to discipleship that happens through relationships, worship, service, and everyday life—not just programs or classes. We want to intentionally help you discover the next steps in your journey of faith. Perhaps your next step is to become a member, to discover a way to serve or to meet others who also want to follow Jesus.
Becoming a member
Becoming a member of Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church happens one of three ways:
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Baptism
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When you get baptized in our church, you are primarily making your faith in Jesus public. You're letting everyone present know that you've decided to follow Jesus. Typically, you first let one of our pastors know your decision. Baptism isn't something we rush into so that pastor or another will talk with you to get to know you (if they don't already) and to talk with you about your decision. If, together, you decide that you'd like to study more about Jesus before getting baptized, that can be arranged. Otherwise, a date can be set for your baptism. Once you're baptized, we'll now think of you as a Seventh-day Adventist. So keep that in mind. If you don't want to be a Seventh-day Adventist but still want to be baptized, be sure to talk with the pastor about that.
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Profession of Faith
Another way to become a member of TPC is that we vote you in by what we call profession of faith. For those who have already been baptized by immersion in another Christian church, you don't have to get baptized again. After your conversation with a pastor, we'll reserve a time during our Sabbath morning service when you'll come to the front, a pastor will ask you three questions that the pastor has already discussed with you and knows you agree to. Once you agree to it publically, we'll vote you in as a member right then during the service. Once you join by profession of faith, we'll now think of you as a Seventh-day Adventist. So keep that in mind. If you don't want to be a Seventh-day Adventist but still want to be baptized, be sure to talk with the pastor about that.
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Membership Transfer
If you are already a member of a Seventh-day Adventist church, you can become a member of TPC by transferring your membership from your church to ours. For this step, you'll need to talk with our church clerk. Our clerk will need to know the name of the church where your membership is currently. Once the clerk has all the information needed, they'll reach out to your church and get the process started. Email our clerk at churchclerk@thetpchurch.org
We are part of the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.
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Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is the choice to follow him. In following him, we live out his desires knowing that they are best for our lives and the lives of those around us, even when his desires seem or feel difficult. This choice to follow Jesus is truly an unforced decision that comes out of our love for Jesus, our desire to accept his gift of salvation. We're willing to let Jesus call the shots in our lives.
Our church has a long history, starting with meetings at Takoma Hall in 1904 and moving to rented accommodations at Union Chapel in 1907. We expanded to a dedicated building in 1913 and the current structure in 1951. We launched the Church Center in 1977 and commemorated our 100th anniversary in 2004 with the establishment of the Heritage Room. We remain committed to spreading the Gospel and desire to serve as a cornerstone of the community.