Associated Members

Association

This allows you, with permission from the Executive Board, to have naming rights and be granted an agreement to use the name ‘RHEMA Family Church’ in the area in which the church is established e.g. RHEMA Family Church – Nerang.

Church affiliation, whereby a church is allowed to operate as a RHEMA Family Church, involves a totally separate and additional application and approval process.

When you take on this path you are becoming our representative in your area and therefore we need to partner in a much stronger relationship to make sure that the RHEMA name is always held in strong regard and of the highest integrity.

The meaning of association has many great facets;
Join or connect: connect in idea, partner, companion, subordinate member of association, allied and fellowship. A body of persons organised for a joint purpose: connection of ideas: companionship.

Requirements for RMAA Churches

• All Senior Pastors of your organisation must personally be a current Ministerial member of RHEMA Family Churches Australia, as an associate. Click the Link - “Application for Licensing or Ordination Form ”. Upon completion of the enquiry form, you will be emailed the application forms to be associated with RHEMA.
• One board member from RFCA must be on the Associated Churches board if they wish to be called RHEMA Family Church (your area).
• The Associated Church’s Constitution is to be adjusted to reflect the RFCA constitution. A copy of the constitution is to be forwarded to the Executive Board of RFCA to be kept on file. Any changes or amendments to the said Memorandum of articles or Constitution must be notified immediately to the Board of Directors of RFCA
• The Tenets of Faith of RFCA as set out in the Ministerial Code of Ethics must be upheld and preached.
• A copy of the audited Annual Financial Report of the Associated Church is to be supplied each year to the Board of Directors of RHEMA Family Churches Australia Ltd.
• The Associated church is subject to an annual review. A renewal notice will be forwarded to the Associated Church annually. This must be completed and returned with the annual renewal fee by the due date or your Association will be cancelled.
• RHEMA Family Church’s Australia Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused, which may result directly or indirectly from activities of an Associated Church of RHEMA Family Churches Australia.
• The associated church’s senior pastor is to be a RBTC graduate.