The First Baptist Church of Palmer receives members into its fellowship three ways: 

1.  By Baptism.   The Bible teaches us that we are saved by God’s grace and we receive His grace by our faith (Eph. 2:8).  After that relationship is secured through faith ,the born again child of God is commanded to follow Christ’s example and be baptized (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:28,41; 10:46; Rom. 6:3;). Baptism is an act of obedience.  It pictures the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.  It also makes a public statement symbolizing a person  was dead in their sin, was buried by faith in the sacrificial blood of Christ, and rose as a new person in Christ.    

2.   By Letter of transfer of membership from another Baptist Church of like faith.

3.   By Statement.  A person stating that they have been scripturally baptized after salvation.  We recognize scriptural baptism as being immersed (following the example of Christ who was immersed, and by definition of the word baptize which means immersion) into baptismal waters as an act of obedience.