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BAPTISM & THANKSGIVING SERVICES

Infant Baptism Services

Water baptism is offered to people who profess faith in Christ and attend church regularly, and to the children of such believers. The Bible is clear that regular church attendance is one of the normal expressions of the Christian life. Therefore, we do not offer baptism to adults, nor their children, who are not attending church regularly. This principle applies even if an earlier child was baptised, but the family hasn’t attended regularly since.

Wanting baptism for your child without going to church is a bit like asking to wear a Rural Fire Service uniform when you have never been a member of the RFS nor been trained as a member. It would be wrong to say you are an RFS member, if you aren’t actually part of serving in the RFS.

A Service of Thanksgiving for an Infant

We believe you and your family matter to God, and he wants you as a family to know and put your trust in him. To this end, in the place of infant baptism, we offer A Service of Thanksgiving for the birth of your child. There's more details about the service below. The aim of the service is to encourage you in your commitment to your child.

A Thanksgiving Service is designed for people who are not church members and do not profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In the service, we acknowledge God’s gift of life and seek his blessing on their child and thank him for the birth of your child. Your child is appropriately named in the presence of family, godparents and friends. We also pray for God’s blessing on your child as he or she grows up in God's world, and we ask for God's guidance in your role as parents.

Adult Baptism

If you are a new follower of Jesus, or a Christian who has never been baptised, we would love to help you express your faith publicly through baptism.

All these services are conducted during our weekly Sunday service, and thus, we are unable to accommodate baptism or thanksgiving requests at short notice. If you would like to explore any of these, don't hesitate to contact us.