Baptism information

Baptism is a happy and special event, usually the first formal event in a childs life and it provides an opportunity for all the family, relatives and friends to come together. We are pleased to be able to share it with you. We have found that people celebrating baptism at our churches enjoy the service. We hope that your babys baptism will be a wonderful and memorable occasion and that it will mark the beginning of a long and happy association with our church.

This information will help you with some of the questions which surround baptism or Christening (Christian-making) as some prefer to call it. We do not put pressure upon parents or make them feel guilty about coming to church, but sometimes a baptism can remind us of how much we have let our own Christian life slip. It can be an opportunity to affirm our trust in God and to make a fresh start. We hope that the welcome you receive will encourage you to feel a part of our church. We understand the effort involved for parents with young children to get organised and make a habit of going to church but parents who do are usually pleased that they took the trouble. Our Family Service happens every Sunday at 9.30 am.

We welcome even noisy children to our services and provide an area with toys and encourage parents utilize the area during the service. It is our sincere belief that there is no better thing that you can give to a child than the opportunity to learn about God and his love for them. In the early years of a child's life they need to have this grounding of faith which will be vital for them if they are to develop into happy and balanced adults. It is a great sadness that this opportunity is not made available to so many children but we will work with you to enable your child to be welcomed into the family of the church.

Please feel able to contact the priest to discuss baptism we will be pleased to spend time with you before and after the service. More information is available in MS Word Format or in PDF format or in Plain text format.