Baptisms (also known as Christenings) are usually conducted on the 3rd Sunday of the month in a separate service at 12.00 pm. If there are reasons why this time will not work for you, please just contact the vicar in the first instance.
We welcome all who live in this parish for baptism, as well as those who regularly attend worship here but live in another parish in the wider area or who have a strong family connection to the church. Those outside the parish and without a direct current link with the Church should approach their local Church for baptism there
Baptism indicates a desire to bring children up in the Christian faith and, in baptism, your child will be welcomed into our church community. If you would like to have your child baptised, we’d love you to come along to church (either to a regular Sunday morning service or to our monthly Messy Church service on the second Sunday of the month at 4.00 pm), to meet members of that community and get to know us and our Church – which is also your Church – better. If you don’t already come to Church, don’t worry: we do all we can to make children and their parents welcome. Please see our children and youth page for more information.
If you would like your child to be baptised, please contact the vicar in the first instance ([email protected]; 0113 531 8141). Claire will visit you to take a few details and to talk through what Christians understand about baptism and the service itself. You will also be invited to join us for Messy Church before the baptism itself, which will give you a chance to visit the church and meet some of the people who will be involved on the day.
If you are an adult (or if you are or have an older child) who would like to explore being baptised, please contact the vicar on the details above and she will be able to advise you. You are never too old to be baptised!
There is no charge for a baptism, although donations are always welcome.
You can read more information on baptisms on the Church of England website.