Active membership in the Associated Church Press is divided into three categories:
- Publishing Members (periodicals, websites, news services)
- Individual Members (freelancers, students, retirees)
- Affiliate Members (businesses, consultants, and organizations)
Publication/Publishing Members — WE ARE UPDATING THE MEMBERSHIP ROSTER.
MEMBERS: PLEASE E-MAIL UPDATED CONTACT INFO TO associatedchurchpress@gmail.com
- Periodicals: newspapers, newsletters, magazines, journals
- News Services
- Websites (and other electronic printed media)
- Syndication and Information Services
May be denominational, independent, ecumenical, or interfaith so long as the publisher includes Christian content. May be local, regional, national, or international.
Individual Members
- Freelance writers, photographers, and artists
- Religion reporters for secular media
- Directors of religious communication
- Students/Teachers
- Retirees
- Honorary Life members
May be secular or faith-based, so long as they are interested in having a relationship with the network of professionals that make up the Associated Church Press. Also welcomed: individuals who work for ACP member publications who do freelancing work on the side.
Affiliate Members
ACP's "Preferred Partners" — those whose work may be of help or interest to ACP's diverse and ecumenical network of periodical, news service, and website publishers, including:
- Design firms
- Marketing consultants
- Communication organizations
- Religious book publishers
- Christian charities
- Ecumenical and interfaith organizations
May be secular or faith-based, national or international, so long as they are interested in having a working relationship with the network of professionals that make up the Associated Church Press.
The oldest interdenominational religious press association in North America, the Associated Church Press, founded in 1916, is an international community of communication professionals brought together by faithfulness to their craft and by a common task of reflecting, describing, and supporting the life of faith and the Christian community.