Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
I am posting this question in the Church Order forum because it mainly deals with transfer of membership credentials. About a month ago, I received a call out of the blue from someone who was no longer a member of our church, but who was baptized as an infant back in the 80's. She was currently attending a RC church, and they wanted a "certificate of baptism." This sort of surprised me, since I was unsure whether a Roman church would accept a Protestant baptism. I told her I would send a letter confirming that she had been baptized, according to our church records, back in 1984, which seemed to suffice. In the letter to the RCC, however, I included a line that said if this was actually a membership request, that we be notified in writing of such. So far I haven't heard a word.
We now have a young man coming to us for membership who recently left (read: kicked out of) a RCC. I am wondering if anyone else has experience with this and knows how the RCC will view a request for membership, or if I should even ask for such a thing. He was kicked out because he embraced Reformed theology, which of course is a big no-no. If anyone else has experience along these lines, I'd appreciate your input.
We now have a young man coming to us for membership who recently left (read: kicked out of) a RCC. I am wondering if anyone else has experience with this and knows how the RCC will view a request for membership, or if I should even ask for such a thing. He was kicked out because he embraced Reformed theology, which of course is a big no-no. If anyone else has experience along these lines, I'd appreciate your input.