Editing The Satanic Temple (section)

==Membership==
Individuals dedicated to the tenets of the Satanic Temple can join on the organization's website.<ref name="Join Us">{{cite web |title=Join Us |url=https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/join-us |website=The Satanic Temple |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> Members can apply to join local congregations, though local requirements may differ: "If there's a local [congregation] where you are, to join you do have to be accepted, but there's no initiation or anything. You don't even have to be a Satanist, you can just be a strong ally who believes in the political and secular actions without being super stoked about all the aesthetic aspects."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Satanic Temple of NYC is Fighting For Your Liberty and Your Uterus |url=https://brokeassstuart.com/2016/11/22/103831/ |website=Broke Ass Stuart |date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>

Membership is subject to termination for "failure to uphold the spirit of the Satanic Temple and its tenets."<ref name="Join Us" /> A member who used a TST event to call for violence against then-president [[Donald Trump]] was expelled.<ref name=":0">2019 documentary film ''[[Hail Satan?]]''</ref>

===Congregations===
Local groups of organized TST members may form congregations. Some congregations are endorsed by TST to "participate in campaigns, social events, and other activities relevant to their local regions, as well as in concert with national TST campaigns".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/about-us|title=Participate in the TST Community|quote=There are many opportunities to be active within The Satanic Temple, locally, and online. ... If there is a congregation near you, you may wish to engage with them and become a part of that community. Endorsed congregations participate in campaigns, social events, and other activities relevant to their local regions, as well as in concert with national TST campaigns. ... If there isn’t a congregation near you, you may wish to seek out a community on the internet. We gather online and keep close ties with one another through social media and other digital means. Many of the local congregations host their presence online, which can also be found within the "Find A Congregation" section of our website.|website=thesatanictemple|access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref> TST encourages members to form congregations where none exist or join pre-established ones, but does not actively establish them itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/faq|title=Frequently asked questions|quote=Congregations are formed by members with the guidance and support of the Recognition and Onboarding Committee, a leadership body elected and managed by our Society of Congregations. TST does not independently create its congregations. ... Congregations are built by local members working under the supervision of the Recognition and Onboarding Committee (RoC). Starting a new congregation of The Satanic Temple can be very rewarding. It also requires substantial time and effort as well as a thorough understanding of the mission, values, and history of The Satanic Temple. Familiarize yourself with TST’s tenets, mission statement, and frequently asked questions, all of which are on our website, prior to contacting the RoC.|access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref> {{asof|2026|p=}} congregations are established across the [[continental United States]] and in Canada, Finland, Germany, and [[Benelux]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/find-a-congregation|title=FIND A CONGREGATION|website=thesatanictemple|access-date=2026-01-30}}</ref>

Congregations were initially known as chapters; the first chapter was established in 2014 in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. That chapter went on hiatus in 2018, the same year chapters in [[Portland, Oregon]], [[Los Angeles, California]], and the UK seceded from the Satanic Temple over internal disputes with national leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Tara Isabella |last=Burton |url=https://www.vox.com/2018/8/9/17669894/satanic-temple-alt-right-marc-randazza-lawyer-lucien-greaves|title = The Satanic Temple is divided over its leader's decision to hire Alex Jones's lawyer|date = August 9, 2018}}</ref>