Baptism is the way we welcome new members into the church. It has long been the custom for parents to bring their children to baptism while they are babies and infants - and its a very great joy indeed for our congregation to welcome them, which is why we very much like to have the baptism as part of our main Sunday service, rather than as a private affair for the parents, god parents, family and friends!

Those who are baptised as children are "members for life" - there is no way to cancel or repeat baptism. But when people are old enough to make decisions for themselves they take the further step of confirmation - see our other FAQ on this subject.

If you were not baptised as a child, we warmly invite you to join the family of the church, and we regularly hold a service of baptism for people of any age - often as part of the process of confirmation.

If you want to bring your infant child or come yourself to baptism, call our Rector, Revd Tim Horsingtong, on 01625 253991.

For more background on baptism and confirmation see the official Church of Englans website - click on the link.

Please also see our FAQ What is confirmation?