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Request to Join a Group That Requires Approval

Lesson 18 of 21 · 1:00Updated Oct 2026

What you will learn

Some groups welcome new members after a leader says yes. Here's what a visitor sees when they request to join, and where the request lands for your leaders. TimelyChurch is church management software, learn more at timely.church.

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On Find Your Group, we'll open New to Grace?. This group asks leaders to approve new people, so the button says Request to Join. Click it, and fill in your name and email. Submit the request. You get the same short message as always. The page never says whether you're in or pending. Your email does: a leader reviews your request first. Over on the church side, a Requests tab has appeared with a 1 on it, and Naomi is waiting there, ready for a yes.