Membership Guide
Membership
Pagan Center consists of a diverse group of women and men in the Southeast Michigan area who practice Witchcraft or adhere to some form Pagan religion or spiritually. Members participate in a wide variety of programs including social, educational, spiritual, environmental and charitable activities. Pagan Center activities are fun, imaginative and fulfilling! Pagan Center membership also grants you access to The Book Club, The Freecycle program, Pagan Center Yellow Pages, The Barter Network, on-line forums and more! As always, Pagan Center membership is FREE. Our website is hosted and maintained by profits from our store.
Starting a membership with Pagan Center is easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Read our program and membership guides.
2. Register a forum account.
3. Introduce yourself! We look forward to meeting you!
You must be 18 years old to be a Pagan Center member. Ages 13-18 are welcome only if they have their parents express consent. It is required of all members to be respectful of other beliefs and paths. Attendance to all upcoming activities is not required, but participation is appreciated.
Established Membership
Established Members (EMs) host Pagan Center activities! They give personal time, money and energy toward arranging, planning and developing activities to further our mission.
Regular members are able to become EM's after physically attending 13 Pagan Center activities within any 12 month time period. This required time period gives future EMs a complete understanding of their EM responsibilities by seeing other EMs in action! Also being able to attend the quota required shows the group you have the resources and ability to meet EMs requirements.Children's activities do not count toward EM fulfillment requirements unless the member physically attends the activity along with their child(ren). Any activity that does not require physical interaction with other Pagan Center members, does not count toward becoming an EM.
Members are not required to become EMs. Being an EM requires time, money and resources that may not be practical for some members.
Established Membership Responsibilities
Hosting activities
EMs are required to host a minimum of 3 activities each calendar year. One of these activities must be volunteer work, another must be educational, and the third must be social. Established Member’s are more than welcome to host more than the required minimum.
Volunteer Work Activities
A volunteer work activity is giving personal service to a needy project.
Examples of past volunteer work activities:
Motor City Clean Up
Give Life
River Spring Bug Hunt with the Friends of the Rouge
Educational Activities
An educational activity is learning a new or continuing knowledge of a skill, talent or hobby.
Examples of past educational activities:
Cartomancy Study Group
A Day at the Zoo
Stone Workshop
Social Activities
A social activity is a gathering devoted to friendly companionship or relations.
Examples of past social activities:
Yule Ball
Camping Trip
Coffee House Chat
All activities require some effort on the hosts part and physical interaction with other Members.
If an EM hosts an activity that has no participants, it will still count toward their yearly requirement.
A host can not change any vital information within 24 hours of an activities start time. Vital information includes the activities start time and location. EM's should attempt to find another EM host for their activity before not attending or canceling it.
Charity Drives (rising funds or items for a needy cause) are not required of any EM and does not count toward the EMs volunteer requirement quota. If an EM chooses to host a charity drive, any funds or items raised for the project are under the complete responsibility of the host. A host must give/use all raised funds/items exactly as expressed when the funds/items were raised. Failure to do so may result in Pagan Center banishment and possible legal action.
Activities can be hosted for youth, adults or family. It is not required to cater to any age group, but all activites must be rated using the Pagan Center Rating System.
If a member becomes a new EM toward the end of a calendar year, they are not required to host all three types of activities that year. Their full responsibility will start the next calendar year. Most new EMs are so excited about their new hosting abilities that they meet their required minimum within a couple months!
Couples (Married or unmarried) are treated as individuals for meeting their EM requirement; they can not jointly host activities to meet requirements.
EM's must log in the Pagan Center Forum and post at least every 30 days.