We are delighted to welcome people to baptism where we pray for God’s blessing on them and welcome them into the family of the church.
In baptism, you as parents are thanking God for his gift of life, deciding to start your child on the journey of faith and asking for the Church's support.
For your child, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from the darkness of self-centredness, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family.
Baptism is a ‘sacrament’: a visible sign of God's love. In baptism, we are thanking God for his gift of life and publicly acknowledging his love. We are acknowledging that we all need to turn away from the darkness of evil and to make a new start with God.

from the Church of England website

At St Peter’s, Baptism Services for babies or young children are usually on the fourth Sunday of the month, at 11.15a.m. or 12.15p.m. It might be possible to be baptised at a different time by mutual agreement.
To discuss having your child baptised here, please contact the Parish Office.
We will ask a member of the baptism team to visit you at home to discuss the meaning of baptism and arrangements for the service.
There is more information about baptism here.
For older children or adults, baptism is usually followed by confirmation and often takes place in the same service. For more details about our confirmation services click here.