Initial Welcoming Certification

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" “The entire "becoming a Welcoming congregation" experience has been fun and very eye-opening. Those of us who spend loads of time in the church building take for granted that everyone coming into the building knows exactly where everything is located. During this process we have made light-year improvements to our facility and I believe we have made our building 100% user-friendly. "

Ken, Columbia, Pennsylvania

Becoming a welcoming certified congregation is an excellent way to formalize and strengthen your church’s welcoming ministry.

During the welcoming certification process, your church will:

  • Assess your church’s comfort level in different areas of welcoming
  • Define welcoming ministry for your church’s missions
  • Create a welcoming ministry team
  • Train welcoming team, church members, ushers, and greeters in welcoming behaviors
  • Establish a Welcome Center, create name badges, and designate guest parking
  • Plan for greeting and connecting with guests in the church

After completing these tasks for initial certification, your church will receive

  • a certificate and seal to display inside your church
  • a special designation on your church’s Find-A-Church profile to indicate to visitors and seekers your commitment to welcoming

Initial Certification Process:

" “ This program has had a significant positive impact on our church in helping us to continually look for ways to become more welcoming to everyone. "

Jim, Binghamton, New York

If your church has never participated in the welcoming certification program, start by registering one person (preferably the coordinator of your church's welcoming ministry) for the WCC100 online forum. This forum is open 24/7/365 by visiting our Online Learning Center and selecting the course, "Becoming a Welcoming Certified Congregation," under the Welcoming Ministry area.

If you have never participated in an online course with United Methodist Communications, then complete the log-in registration information on the right side of the page and click "Register." If you have previously taken an online course, simply enter your username (usually your email address) and password on the left side of the page. You will immediately be enrolled in the online forum and ready to start working toward certification. You must complete all tasks before December 31 of the current calendar year in order to receive your certification for the same year. If you need further assistance accessing or registering for this forum, please send an email message to training@umcom.org and indicate how we may assist you.

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