Baptism is how we become members of God's family: the church. This is how we join ourselves to Jesus and to everyone else who has ever joined themselves to Jesus. In Baptism we receive forgiveness of everything we have done in our lives that hurt God or another person. We receive the benefit of Jesus' death and resurrection. This is what is meant when we say "he died for our sins" and "we are baptized into his death and resurrection."

Baptism is the beginning of a journey with Jesus along with other members of the family of faith.  At baptism, we are marked as Christ's own for ever, and invited into a deepening relationship through growth in the fellowship of the Church.  Baptism is normally followed by the sacrament of Confirmation at the hands of a bishop.  For an adult, this may happen soon after baptism.  For a child, Confirmation is typically celebrated sometime in early adolescence.

In the ceremony of Baptism we reject everything that draws us from God's love and invite God into our hearts and minds. This is how we begin our lives as Christians. At St. David's we baptize adults and children. There are certain times of year when it has been traditional to baptize new members of the Church (Easter and Pentecost specially).  We try to be flexible in our dates and make efforts to accommodate family gatherings.

If you would like to be baptized or would like your child baptized please speak to the Senior Warden to arrange a baptism.