Baptisms
Through Baptism we become members of the Christian church. This can happen at any time of life. Some people bring their infant children to be baptized while others come as adults. When infants are to be baptized, we invite the parents to prepare for it so that they can make their own profession of faith and make the promises to raise their children within the church. We hope that all parents will want to do that honestly and with integrity, so we usually recommend that parents become involved in the life of the church before presenting their children for baptism.
When people who have never been baptized want to become members of the congregation, they do so by baptism. Sometimes when families join the church, parents and children are baptized together at the same service.
Baptism is an ecumenical sacrament. That means that a person is not “baptized-United” or “baptized-Catholic” because, with only a few exceptions, all denominations recognize the validity of each other’s baptism. This means there is only one church into which a person is baptized: the Christian Church. The baptism may take place in a United Church or in any other church, but the baptism itself is universal. For this reason, baptism is for life and never needs to be repeated.
If you would like to be baptized and become a member of the church, or if you would like to have your children baptized, please call the minister, Garry van Bruchem at the church office (905) 892-6433.
