Baptisms
During a baptism (also known as a christening) your child will be baptised with water. It’s the start of an amazing journey of faith for your child and a special day for all your friends and family.
We also welcome adults who would like to be baptised.
The first step is to contact our Church Administrator who will take your booking details and answer any questions you may have. You will then be contacted by the baptism co-ordinator, who will invite you to a preparation session. We hold quarterly baptism preparation sessions on a Saturday morning with the minister, baptism team and other families preparing for baptism.
Further information on baptism can be found on the Church of England website.
Beth’s baptism story
Over the past couple of years I’ve had the privilege of serving on our baptism team, helping to baptise some of the younger members of our church family. Assisting during their ceremonies, seeing their excitement and sometimes their nerves, has been a real joy. But it has also been a time of reflection for me personally.
One passage that kept coming back to me was the moment when Jesus himself was baptised by John. Jesus came to the Jordan River and asked to be baptised, even though John felt he was the one who should be baptised instead. Yet Jesus replied that it was the right thing to do, to fulfil what God had planned.
That moment has always been powerful to me. If Jesus chose to be baptised, not because he needed forgiveness but as an act of obedience and example, then it shows how meaningful this step is in the life of faith.
For me, it carries another layer of meaning. I wasn’t baptised as a child. My parents wanted me to choose my own path of faith when I was ready. At the time I didn’t think too much about it, but as I’ve stood alongside children taking this step, that decision has come back to me in a new way.
Watching them has reminded me that baptism is not simply a tradition; it is a response. A moment where someone says, “This is the path I choose. This is the faith I want to follow.” It has reminded me that baptism is about stepping forward publicly in faith, just as Jesus did, trusting God with what comes next.
Faith is not static. It is a journey, and sometimes God speaks to us again through the very moments where we are helping others take their first steps. It was an honor to be baptised by full submersion here at Mossley Hill Church, the team have been fully supported of my faith journey throughout the years and always encourage me to take the next step in faith.
Each baptism reminds us that faith is never a journey we walk alone, but one we share together as a church family.”
