There are four aspects or elements of membership at Epiphany: prayer, study, ministry, and stewardship.

Prayer is both corporate and personal. It is important for us all to enter fully into the liturgy of our faith community and to participate in parish worship at least once a month. It is also important for us to follow a daily discipline of personal prayer.

Study, the practice of continually learning about the faith, keeps our minds open and feeds our desire to know more about our relationship with God. Whether it be through a parish activity or a study group at work or personal reading at home, learning is a window to believing.

Ministry can happen anywhere. Ministry is a way that we proclaim and share our faith; it is an activity through which we express and practice our faith. All baptized Christians are ministers. At Epiphany, every member is encouraged to participate in at least one of the parish ministries listed on our “minister and ministries” inventory. New members meet with the rector, urban missioner, or program associate for a ministry discernment after they have considered what they feel called to do. The basic ministry of all Christians is in the world. Parish ministry is primarily a training ground for ministry in the world.

Stewardship is an attitude of faith. We receive much from God, and we have the opportunity to respond to God with a spirit of gratitude and thankfulness. Stewardship is a way of life that recognizes the fact that God is continually reaching out to us and that we have a desire to respond to God in love. We can choose to be good stewards of all that God has given us: life, time, energy, talent, and money. The pledge card is one way to give back to God with a sense of gratitude. At Epiphany we use the principal of proportionate giving, which means that we give a percentage of our income in support of the ministry of Christ through a local congregation, remembering that the Biblical tithe is 10%, and working towards that goal.