If you would like to begin the journey toward baptism or affirm your previous infant-baptism through a service of confirmation, register for the class above. The first date listed is the class date, the second is the service date.

If you are a parent interested in infant baptism, please go ahead and register. Neither you (nor your infant) needs to attend the class at this time. We hope that when your child is older, they'll attend the class when they choose to confirm their baptism.

If you have questions regarding either ritual, email Daniel Rife (Director of Liturgy & Formation).

Baptism in the Wesleyan Church

          Baptism is a sacrament of beginning (or initiation). God identifies us with his Son, Jesus, and his Church, by being reborn—not with a physical birth, but a birth that comes from God through water and his Spirit (John 1:12-13; 3:3-6). After baptism, we may require repentance to return to the baptismal life we were (re)born into, but we are only ever baptized once because baptism is God’s work, and God does not need do-overs.           

          While believer’s baptism emphasizes the sacrament as a token, or sign, of one’s profession of faith, infant baptism emphasizes the sacrament as a sign of God’s profession of one’s identity: “You are my dearly loved [child], and you bring me great joy” (Mark 1:11). Certainly, an infant does not comprehend the immensity of their baptism in that moment, but praise God his grace is not dependent on one’s capacity to understand it. Just as a child is expected to mature, choosing to live up to the family name they were given at birth, upon their baptism both the believer and infant will be exhorted by the church to live up to an even greater name — the name of Christ. 

          CWC celebrates baptisms as the culmination of a baptism class offered three times a year. Upon one's baptism, they are invited to weekly remember their baptism at the fonts by the sanctuary doors to celebrate God’s continued grace and recommit themselves to the baptismal life they were (re)born into.