Baptism, or christening, is the way people become members of God’s family, the church and the worldwide Christian community. The word “baptism” comes from the Greek word for washing. When […]

The basic rule in the Church of England is that you or your child should be baptised in your local parish church. But there is an exception if you attend […]

One of our ministers will meet with you to explain about the service, and the different parts of the ritual mean. This meeting takes about an hour and should ideally […]

Children baptised in the Church of England traditionally have at least three godparents, at least two of who should be the same gender as the child. However the rules also […]

Baptisms at St Peter’s usually take place during our 10am Sunday morning service (in non-Covid times). There are three reasons for this: 1. For anyone—child or adult— becoming part of […]