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Baptisms at Kingsland Church in Colchester

Kingsland Church in Colchester is full of young families and we love it when they have babies! Right through a pregnancy other young mums and the wider church family are here to support and encourage as the arrival of the new baby is anticipated. When the child is born we encourage parents to bring their new child to church for a Dedication Service. This is usually part of our Sunday morning worship and is a part of the service when the parents and family come forward to introduce their baby and to say ‘thank you’ to our Heavenly Father for the gift of their child. Parents often choose a name with a particular meaning and it’s great to be able to share the reasons for a particular name. As a church family we pray together for the child and family.

Baptism in Kingsland is an entirely wet affair! Lots of water and lots of God! We believe in adult baptism by full immersion. That is taking a public step of faith to say you are a follower of Jesus and declare it through baptism. Neil has baptized scores of people at Kingsland, “We don’t have a pool big enough at the church in Colchester to do baptisms, so we usually wait for good, warm weather, and then use the biggest pool that we can find! This usually means that we get a great picnic, a swim and afternoon relaxing by the pool afterwards which is an added bonus!”