St. David’s Church, Broom Leys
“Out of the believer’s heart shall flow streams of living water”
‘Growing in Christ, living in faith’
Baptism (Christening) of your child
A baby or child is a precious gift from God and many parents will want to mark this occasion by giving thanks to God.
Baptism or Christening of a child is a promise made by parents and godparents that they and their child will join St David’s as part of the Anglican Church and raise their child to know God’s love for them and to follow Jesus Christ as a member of the Church. Parents and Godparents are asked to make promises to follow Christ in their lives, to turn away from sin and to renounce evil.
At St David’s we take seriously this commitment and we will support parents to raise their children in the Christian faith until their child can make the decision for themselves at confirmation.
The Baptism service is one of joy and of holiness in God’s presence and takes place on the first Sunday of each month at 10:00am and we will meet with parents twice before the service to help them prepare for the occasion.
Godparents will encourage the child in their Christian faith and should therefore be baptised and confirmed although we will accept in some circumstances Godparents who have only been baptised.
During the interregnum please contact the churchwardens (see contacts page) to discuss the baptism or christening of your child
Adult Baptism and Confirmation
Many Adults at some stage in their life wish to explore the Christian faith and understand God through Jesus Christ in their life in a more personal way. At St David’s we regularly run short Bible courses to explore together who Jesus is in our lives and help people make a decision for themselves which leads to adult baptism (if the person is not already baptised) and confirmation.
Please contact the churchwardens to explore this further.