Applying For Membership

Any Goddess-supporting coven or solitary can be eligible for membership in the Covenant of the Goddess, if certain criteria and requirements are met.  All inquiries into membership should be sent to the Local Membership Officer at Membership@TXCoG.org.  

General Criteria For Coven Membership

  • Focus theology and ritual, etc., around the worship of the Goddess and the Old Gods (or the Goddess alone)
  • Believe in and follow a code of ethics compatible with that of the Covenant
  • Have been meeting monthly at a minimum for at least six months
  • Have three or more members who have been formally accepted into the clergy
  • Be a cohesive, self-perpetuating group

Assembly of Solitaries

This is the term we use to collectively represent the Members who are Solitaries, i.e. practicing alone. The Texas Local Council standard for admission of Solitaries follows the National standard found in the CoG Bylaws. 

Requirements For Local Council Membership

Full Membership: The applicant must be recommended without reservation by members of two different covens or solitaries that are known to the Covenant.

Associates Program:  Associates (whether Covens or individuals) are Witches or Wiccans who do not meet the criteria for full membership in CoG, but still wish to participate in the CoG community.  See Associates Program below. 

The appropriate Membership Officer (National or Local) shall verify information regarding the criteria and requirements. Please see the CoG Bylaws for further information on membership requirements.

Associates Program 

An Associate is not a voting participant of the Covenant, but an Associate receives many of the benefits of CoG membership.  Associates have access to CoG's considerable resources which have helped to establish the legality and legitimacy of our religion and its practitioners. In addition, an Associate will receive a subscription to the National Newsletter (published eight times a year), member rates at CoG events (when such are offered), contact with willing CoG Elders and participation in a private listserve, open only to CoG Associates and Members. An Associate will receive a wallet-sized card, identifying him/her as a CoG Associate. An Associate is encouraged to attend Local Council meetings, if they are in an area where one exists, and to participate in any CoG-sponsored activities. 

An Associate can only become a member of the Covenant when all the criteria for full membership have been met. CoG offers no program of training or method of gaining eligibility. Any such efforts are up to the Associate. CoG Association does, however, offer networking possibilities which may or may not contribute to those efforts. 

The following are the eligibility requirements for a CoG Associate: 

    1. An Associate must self-identify as a Witch or Wiccan. 
    2. An Associate's beliefs must be compatible with the statements: "I worship the Goddess" or "I worship the Goddess and the Old Gods." 
    3. An Associate must agree to subscribe to the Code of Ethics as defined by the CoG By-laws.
    4. An Associate must provide a Statement of Eligibility and a Letter of Introduction. A Letter of Recommendation from a CoG member is strongly encouraged but it is not required.

See http://cog.org/assoc/assocapp.html for forms and instructions to become an Associate. 

For more information, contact your Local Council of Covenant of the Goddess or email CoG@TXCoG.org or Membership@TXCoG.org.