Baptism

Believers’ Baptism is at the core of our belief. Believer’s baptism is a very special moment on the journey of faith. It is a moment when God’s presence and blessing meets us, and when we make our personal commitment of faith in Jesus as Lord.

It signifies the end of our old life and of being born again to new life in Christ. Normally taking place by full immersion in water, it speaks of repentance and cleansing, of being united with Christ in his death and resurrection, and of witnessing to the call of God upon our lives.
 
Baptism is also about receiving God’s Spirit for service in the church and in the world.

The vast majority of Christian churches affirm baptism as a moment when we receive God’s gift and respond in faith, but not all practise believer’s baptism. Many baptise those who are too young to make their own response of commitment to Christian discipleship, and so parents make promises on their behalf that are later ‘confirmed’ by the person themselves when they are of an age to do so.