diff --git a/functions/slack-events/index.js b/functions/slack-events/index.js
index 59b357a..6de326e 100644
--- a/functions/slack-events/index.js
+++ b/functions/slack-events/index.js
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const messages = require('./messages');
 
-const { postMessage, publishView } = require('../../util/slack');
+const {
+  postMessage,
+  publishView,
+  addMemberToChannel,
+} = require('../../util/slack');
 
 const SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET =
   process.env.TEST_SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET || process.env.SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET;
 
+const SLACK_NEW_MEMBERS_CHANNEL =
+  process.env.TEST_SLACK_NEW_MEMBERS_CHANNEL ||
+  process.env.SLACK_NEW_MEMBERS_CHANNEL;
+
 function verify(event) {
   const slackSignature = event.headers['x-slack-signature'];
   const timestamp = event.headers['x-slack-request-timestamp'];
@@ -88,6 +96,24 @@ const handler = async function (event, context) {
               }
             );
 
+            // add user to new members channel
+            if (result.ok) {
+              console.log(JSON.stringify(request.event.user, null, 2));
+              result = await addMemberToChannel(
+                SLACK_NEW_MEMBERS_CHANNEL,
+                request.event.user.id
+              );
+            }
+
+            if (result.ok) {
+              result = await postMessage(
+                messages.newMember({ event: request.event }),
+                {
+                  background: true,
+                }
+              );
+            }
+
             break;
 
           case EVENT_APP_HOME_OPENED:
diff --git a/functions/slack-events/messages.js b/functions/slack-events/messages.js
index 09a3da2..2c45c2b 100644
--- a/functions/slack-events/messages.js
+++ b/functions/slack-events/messages.js
@@ -141,7 +141,30 @@ function welcome({ event }) {
   };
 }
 
+function newMember({ event }) {
+  const SLACK_ADMIN_CHANNEL =
+    process.env.TEST_SLACK_ADMIN_CHANNEL || process.env.SLACK_ADMIN_CHANNEL;
+
+  return {
+    link_names: true,
+    unfurl_links: false,
+    unfurl_media: false,
+    channel: SLACK_ADMIN_CHANNEL,
+    text: `New member joined: @${event.user.name}`,
+    blocks: [
+      {
+        type: 'section',
+        text: {
+          type: 'mrkdwn',
+          text: `*New member joined:* \n @${event.user.name}`,
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   welcome,
   appHome,
+  newMember,
 };
diff --git a/util/slack.js b/util/slack.js
index 333b504..b69925c 100644
--- a/util/slack.js
+++ b/util/slack.js
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ async function publishView(message, { background = false } = {}) {
     : await web.views.publish(message);
 }
 
-module.exports = { postMessage, updateMessage, publishView };
+async function addMemberToChannel(channelId, userIds) {
+  return await web.conversations.invite({
+    channel: channelId,
+    users: userIds,
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  postMessage,
+  updateMessage,
+  publishView,
+  addMemberToChannel,
+};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 746deb8..49dc18d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   integrity sha512-NQ17ii0rK1b34VZonlmT2QMJFI70m0TRwbknO/ihlbatXyaktDhN/98vBiUU6kNBPljqGqyIrl2T4nY2RpFANg==
 
 "@netlify/functions@^1.2.0":
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@netlify/functions/-/functions-1.2.0.tgz#0acce06db94113d2a42253930c45cb69ab97c530"
-  integrity sha512-zCOJPoZQLv4ISHjyBS7asqzR6Y9NU+Vb0VKYDD0xUwYmReMhLTDchjGMkt5x0Jk1EVnJwUvA29rGyQEj3tIgAA==
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@netlify/functions/-/functions-1.4.0.tgz#027a2e5d54df5519ccbd14cf450231e97bbbf93a"
+  integrity sha512-gy7ULTIRroc2/jyFVGx1djCmmBMVisIwrvkqggq5B6iDcInRSy2Tpkm+V5C63hKJVkNRskKWtLQKm9ecCaQTjA==
   dependencies:
     is-promise "^4.0.0"
 
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
     "@types/node" ">=12.0.0"
 
 "@slack/types@^2.0.0":
-  version "2.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@slack/types/-/types-2.4.0.tgz#b6f6d50e9181f723080b841302e089739cef512d"
-  integrity sha512-0k8UlVEH9gUVwTbwcanS1JT2vCROkr1WESgdXW7d2maWYTuwbVEx87YvXPjsemAJfdu+RYqxGhO2oGTigprepA==
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@slack/types/-/types-2.8.0.tgz#11ea10872262a7e6f86f54e5bcd4f91e3a41fe91"
+  integrity sha512-ghdfZSF0b4NC9ckBA8QnQgC9DJw2ZceDq0BIjjRSv6XAZBXJdWgxIsYz0TYnWSiqsKZGH2ZXbj9jYABZdH3OSQ==
 
 "@slack/web-api@^6.7.2":
-  version "6.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@slack/web-api/-/web-api-6.7.2.tgz#13b585bdac9e18a578aeb5e5e44d88a09b11e384"
-  integrity sha512-qgWMxdy1A2uNvhETfRl349UjTEvnUzHl947Ly5c+lqOrXJIwsG12szL4tD3WrRlTuxCijDemF3FjtUNz18YAxg==
+  version "6.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@slack/web-api/-/web-api-6.8.0.tgz#6ef0ca7e3ff432ba0b7871b0d2939ef3d75f2a7f"
+  integrity sha512-DI0T7pQy2SM14s+zJKlarzkyOqhpu2Qk3rL19g+3m7VDZ+lSMB/dt9nwf3BZIIp49/CoLlBjEmKMoakm69OD4Q==
   dependencies:
     "@slack/logger" "^3.0.0"
     "@slack/types" "^2.0.0"
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@
     "@types/node" "*"
 
 "@types/node@*", "@types/node@>=12.0.0":
-  version "17.0.23"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-17.0.23.tgz#3b41a6e643589ac6442bdbd7a4a3ded62f33f7da"
-  integrity sha512-UxDxWn7dl97rKVeVS61vErvw086aCYhDLyvRQZ5Rk65rZKepaFdm53GeqXaKBuOhED4e9uWq34IC3TdSdJJ2Gw==
+  version "18.11.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.11.18.tgz#8dfb97f0da23c2293e554c5a50d61ef134d7697f"
+  integrity sha512-DHQpWGjyQKSHj3ebjFI/wRKcqQcdR+MoFBygntYOZytCqNfkd2ZC4ARDJ2DQqhjH5p85Nnd3jhUJIXrszFX/JA==
 
 "@types/node@>=8.0.0 <15":
-  version "14.18.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-14.18.12.tgz#0d4557fd3b94497d793efd4e7d92df2f83b4ef24"
-  integrity sha512-q4jlIR71hUpWTnGhXWcakgkZeHa3CCjcQcnuzU8M891BAWA2jHiziiWEPEkdS5pFsz7H9HJiy8BrK7tBRNrY7A==
+  version "14.18.36"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-14.18.36.tgz#c414052cb9d43fab67d679d5f3c641be911f5835"
+  integrity sha512-FXKWbsJ6a1hIrRxv+FoukuHnGTgEzKYGi7kilfMae96AL9UNkPFNWJEEYWzdRI9ooIkbr4AKldyuSTLql06vLQ==
 
-"@types/retry@^0.12.0":
-  version "0.12.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/retry/-/retry-0.12.1.tgz#d8f1c0d0dc23afad6dc16a9e993a0865774b4065"
-  integrity sha512-xoDlM2S4ortawSWORYqsdU+2rxdh4LRW9ytc3zmT37RIKQh6IHyKwwtKhKis9ah8ol07DCkZxPt8BBvPjC6v4g==
+"@types/retry@0.12.0":
+  version "0.12.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/retry/-/retry-0.12.0.tgz#2b35eccfcee7d38cd72ad99232fbd58bffb3c84d"
+  integrity sha512-wWKOClTTiizcZhXnPY4wikVAwmdYHp8q6DmC+EJUzAMsycb7HB32Kh9RN4+0gExjmPmZSAQjgURXIGATPegAvA==
 
 abort-controller@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ abort-controller@^3.0.0:
     event-target-shim "^5.0.0"
 
 abortcontroller-polyfill@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.7.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abortcontroller-polyfill/-/abortcontroller-polyfill-1.7.3.tgz#1b5b487bd6436b5b764fd52a612509702c3144b5"
-  integrity sha512-zetDJxd89y3X99Kvo4qFx8GKlt6GsvN3UcRZHwU6iFA/0KiOmhkTVhe8oRoTBiTVPZu09x3vCra47+w8Yz1+2Q==
+  version "1.7.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abortcontroller-polyfill/-/abortcontroller-polyfill-1.7.5.tgz#6738495f4e901fbb57b6c0611d0c75f76c485bed"
+  integrity sha512-JMJ5soJWP18htbbxJjG7bG6yuI6pRhgJ0scHHTfkUjf6wjP912xZWvM+A4sJK3gqd9E8fcPbDnOefbA9Th/FIQ==
 
 airtable@^0.11.4:
-  version "0.11.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/airtable/-/airtable-0.11.4.tgz#1f8bef44c82a185f05655fc5e9c9563b1ee775ec"
-  integrity sha512-y8sEi/sMEdgtgvv0V8AhJyFQB9za+6qGIxllt60Ey5ELBgu+bNEc1hjY2aqzp9C38p0ORfaeRS5RSFWlcq11Aw==
+  version "0.11.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/airtable/-/airtable-0.11.6.tgz#3b90f9c671ee93c4ad647eb131d630dea9f1f84a"
+  integrity sha512-Na67L2TO1DflIJ1yOGhQG5ilMfL2beHpsR+NW/jhaYOa4QcoxZOtDFs08cpSd1tBMsLpz5/rrz/VMX/pGL/now==
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" ">=8.0.0 <15"
     abort-controller "^3.0.0"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ airtable@^0.11.4:
 asynckit@^0.4.0:
   version "0.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/asynckit/-/asynckit-0.4.0.tgz#c79ed97f7f34cb8f2ba1bc9790bcc366474b4b79"
-  integrity sha1-x57Zf380y48robyXkLzDZkdLS3k=
+  integrity sha512-Oei9OH4tRh0YqU3GxhX79dM/mwVgvbZJaSNaRk+bshkj0S5cfHcgYakreBjrHwatXKbz+IoIdYLxrKim2MjW0Q==
 
 axios@^0.27.2:
   version "0.27.2"
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ cross-fetch@^3.1.5:
 delayed-stream@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz#df3ae199acadfb7d440aaae0b29e2272b24ec619"
-  integrity sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk=
+  integrity sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==
 
 dotenv@^16.0.2:
-  version "16.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.2.tgz#0b0f8652c016a3858ef795024508cddc4bffc5bf"
-  integrity sha512-JvpYKUmzQhYoIFgK2MOnF3bciIZoItIIoryihy0rIA+H4Jy0FmgyKYAHCTN98P5ybGSJcIFbh6QKeJdtZd1qhA==
+  version "16.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz#115aec42bac5053db3c456db30cc243a5a836a07"
+  integrity sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==
 
 event-target-shim@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.1"
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ extract-files@^9.0.0:
   integrity sha512-CvdFfHkC95B4bBBk36hcEmvdR2awOdhhVUYH6S/zrVj3477zven/fJMYg7121h4T1xHZC+tetUpubpAhxwI7hQ==
 
 follow-redirects@^1.14.9:
-  version "1.15.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.1.tgz#0ca6a452306c9b276e4d3127483e29575e207ad5"
-  integrity sha512-yLAMQs+k0b2m7cVxpS1VKJVvoz7SS9Td1zss3XRwXj+ZDH00RJgnuLx7E44wx02kQLrdM3aOOy+FpzS7+8OizA==
+  version "1.15.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz#b460864144ba63f2681096f274c4e57026da2c13"
+  integrity sha512-VQLG33o04KaQ8uYi2tVNbdrWp1QWxNNea+nmIB4EVM28v0hmP17z7aG1+wAkNzVq4KeXTq3221ye5qTJP91JwA==
 
 form-data@^2.5.0:
   version "2.5.1"
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ form-data@^4.0.0:
     mime-types "^2.1.12"
 
 graphql-request@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-request/-/graphql-request-5.0.0.tgz#7504a807d0e11be11a3c448e900f0cc316aa18ef"
-  integrity sha512-SpVEnIo2J5k2+Zf76cUkdvIRaq5FMZvGQYnA4lUWYbc99m+fHh4CZYRRO/Ff4tCLQ613fzCm3SiDT64ubW5Gyw==
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-request/-/graphql-request-5.1.0.tgz#dbc8feee27d21b993cd5da2d3af67821827b240a"
+  integrity sha512-0OeRVYigVwIiXhNmqnPDt+JhMzsjinxHE7TVy3Lm6jUzav0guVcL0lfSbi6jVTRAxcbwgyr6yrZioSHxf9gHzw==
   dependencies:
     "@graphql-typed-document-node/core" "^3.1.1"
     cross-fetch "^3.1.5"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ html-entities@^1.1.3:
 htmlparser@^1.7.7:
   version "1.7.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/htmlparser/-/htmlparser-1.7.7.tgz#19e7b3997ff6fbac99ae5a7d2766489efe7e2d0e"
-  integrity sha1-GeezmX/2+6yZrlp9J2ZInv5+LQ4=
+  integrity sha512-zpK66ifkT0fauyFh2Mulrq4AqGTucxGtOhZ8OjkbSfcCpkqQEI8qRkY0tSQSJNAQ4HUZkgWaU4fK4EH6SVH9PQ==
 
 is-electron@2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ is-promise@^4.0.0:
 is-stream@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-stream/-/is-stream-1.1.0.tgz#12d4a3dd4e68e0b79ceb8dbc84173ae80d91ca44"
-  integrity sha1-EtSj3U5o4Lec6428hBc66A2RykQ=
+  integrity sha512-uQPm8kcs47jx38atAcWTVxyltQYoPT68y9aWYdV6yWXSyW8mzSat0TL6CiWdZeCdF3KrAvpVtnHbTv4RN+rqdQ==
 
 lodash@^4.17.21:
   version "4.17.21"
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ lodash@^4.17.21:
   integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==
 
 luxon@^3.0.3:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/luxon/-/luxon-3.0.3.tgz#573e65531efd3d92265feb640f02ba7a192e2388"
-  integrity sha512-+EfHWnF+UT7GgTnq5zXg3ldnTKL2zdv7QJgsU5bjjpbH17E3qi/puMhQyJVYuCq+FRkogvB5WB6iVvUr+E4a7w==
+  version "3.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/luxon/-/luxon-3.2.1.tgz#14f1af209188ad61212578ea7e3d518d18cee45f"
+  integrity sha512-QrwPArQCNLAKGO/C+ZIilgIuDnEnKx5QYODdDtbFaxzsbZcc/a7WFq7MhsVYgRlwawLtvOUESTlfJ+hc/USqPg==
 
 mime-db@1.52.0:
   version "1.52.0"
@@ -239,17 +239,24 @@ mime-types@^2.1.12:
   dependencies:
     mime-db "1.52.0"
 
-node-fetch@2.6.7, node-fetch@^2.6.1, node-fetch@^2.6.7:
+node-fetch@2.6.7:
   version "2.6.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.7.tgz#24de9fba827e3b4ae44dc8b20256a379160052ad"
   integrity sha512-ZjMPFEfVx5j+y2yF35Kzx5sF7kDzxuDj6ziH4FFbOp87zKDZNx8yExJIb05OGF4Nlt9IHFIMBkRl41VdvcNdbQ==
   dependencies:
     whatwg-url "^5.0.0"
 
+node-fetch@^2.6.1, node-fetch@^2.6.7:
+  version "2.6.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.8.tgz#a68d30b162bc1d8fd71a367e81b997e1f4d4937e"
+  integrity sha512-RZ6dBYuj8dRSfxpUSu+NsdF1dpPpluJxwOp+6IoDp/sH2QNDSvurYsAa+F1WxY2RjA1iP93xhcsUoYbF2XBqVg==
+  dependencies:
+    whatwg-url "^5.0.0"
+
 p-finally@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-finally/-/p-finally-1.0.0.tgz#3fbcfb15b899a44123b34b6dcc18b724336a2cae"
-  integrity sha1-P7z7FbiZpEEjs0ttzBi3JDNqLK4=
+  integrity sha512-LICb2p9CB7FS+0eR1oqWnHhp0FljGLZCWBE9aix0Uye9W8LTQPwMTYVGWQWIw9RdQiDg4+epXQODwIYJtSJaow==
 
 p-queue@^6.6.1:
   version "6.6.2"
@@ -260,11 +267,11 @@ p-queue@^6.6.1:
     p-timeout "^3.2.0"
 
 p-retry@^4.0.0:
-  version "4.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-retry/-/p-retry-4.6.1.tgz#8fcddd5cdf7a67a0911a9cf2ef0e5df7f602316c"
-  integrity sha512-e2xXGNhZOZ0lfgR9kL34iGlU8N/KO0xZnQxVEwdeOvpqNDQfdnxIYizvWtK8RglUa3bGqI8g0R/BdfzLMxRkiA==
+  version "4.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-retry/-/p-retry-4.6.2.tgz#9baae7184057edd4e17231cee04264106e092a16"
+  integrity sha512-312Id396EbJdvRONlngUx0NydfrIQ5lsYu0znKVUzVvArzEIt08V1qhtyESbGVd1FGX7UKtiFp5uwKZdM8wIuQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/retry" "^0.12.0"
+    "@types/retry" "0.12.0"
     retry "^0.13.1"
 
 p-timeout@^3.2.0:
@@ -282,7 +289,7 @@ retry@^0.13.1:
 slackify-html@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slackify-html/-/slackify-html-1.0.1.tgz#83a936bfb49aa745c3e1e5e6d6d7c8beed4dbf0b"
-  integrity sha1-g6k2v7Sap0XD4eXm1tfIvu1Nvws=
+  integrity sha512-9e5Wo8Z2QSORedN6vqImnjIUwaHI8mpjeQQfXBcIcvIewoJ9SGB56MN2FVIPt6ACn+g4gLsQZHeGXwe5VQMnzA==
   dependencies:
     html-entities "^1.1.3"
     htmlparser "^1.7.7"
@@ -290,17 +297,17 @@ slackify-html@^1.0.1:
 tr46@~0.0.3:
   version "0.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz#8184fd347dac9cdc185992f3a6622e14b9d9ab6a"
-  integrity sha1-gYT9NH2snNwYWZLzpmIuFLnZq2o=
+  integrity sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==
 
 webidl-conversions@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz#24534275e2a7bc6be7bc86611cc16ae0a5654871"
-  integrity sha1-JFNCdeKnvGvnvIZhHMFq4KVlSHE=
+  integrity sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==
 
 whatwg-url@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz#966454e8765462e37644d3626f6742ce8b70965d"
-  integrity sha1-lmRU6HZUYuN2RNNib2dCzotwll0=
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     webidl-conversions "^3.0.0"