Our church baptises children: (a) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having themselves been baptised and on the communion roll of the congregation, undertake the Christian upbringing of the child; (b) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having been baptised but not on the communion roll of the congregation, satisfies the minister and Kirk Session that he or she is an adherent of the congregation and will undertake the Christian upbringing of the child; (c) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having been baptised, professes the Christian faith, undertakes to ensure that the child grows up in the life and worship of the Church and expresses the desire to seek admission to the communion roll of the congregation; (d) where the child is under legal guardianship, and the minister and Kirk Session are satisfied that the child shall be nurtured within the life and worship of the congregation. Baptism marks the beginning of a process. It is not finished the day your child is baptised, but continues until your child (at whatever age), comes to faith and takes Jesus Christ as her or his own Lord and Saviour. This means that having your child baptised lays important obligations upon you, it also places important obligations on the church. We trust, too, that God also takes his part.
Our church baptises children: (a) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having themselves been baptised and on the communion roll of the congregation, undertake the Christian upbringing of the child; (b) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having been baptised but not on the communion roll of the congregation, satisfies the minister and Kirk Session that he or she is an adherent of the congregation and will undertake the Christian upbringing of the child; (c) where at least one parent, or other family member (with parental consent), having been baptised, professes the Christian faith, undertakes to ensure that the child grows up in the life and worship of the Church and expresses the desire to seek admission to the communion roll of the congregation; (d) where the child is under legal guardianship, and the minister and Kirk Session are satisfied that the child shall be nurtured within the life and worship of the congregation. Baptism marks the beginning of a process. It is not finished the day your child is baptised, but continues until your child (at whatever age), comes to faith and takes Jesus Christ as her or his own Lord and Saviour. This means that having your child baptised lays important obligations upon you, it also places important obligations on the church. We trust, too, that God also takes his part.