INFORMATION FOR BAPTISM

ST. JOHN EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH
146 6th Avenue West
Dickinson, ND 58601
Telephone (701) 225-6747
www.stjohnelc.org

PART I

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM is offered for all of God's people as a gift.

• In this congregation, infants and children may be baptized when one or more family members belong to this congregation.
• Under certain circumstances, infants and children whose parents are not members may be baptized if a sponsor is a member of this congregation.
• When a parent is a member of another Lutheran church, baptism may take place here if the membership of the baptized infant or child can be transferred to the congregation of the parent's membership.
• Adults who receive baptismal instruction in classes or from a pastor may be baptized.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PART II

FOR PARENTS AND SPONSORS: "In Christian love you present your child for Holy Baptism. You should, therefore, faithfully bring this child to the services of God's house, and teach your child the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. As your child grows in years, you should place in his/her hands the Holy Scriptures and provide for instruction in the Christian faith, that, living in the covenant of Baptism and in communion with the Church, your child may lead a godly life until the day of Jesus Christ." (From the Service of Holy Baptism)

PART III
(Please print or type all information)

We desire to schedule a baptism for the following worship service:

SERVICE DATE

• 7:00 p.m. Thursday ______________________________

• 8:00 a.m. Sunday ______________________________

• 9:30 a.m. Sunday (June through August) ______________________________

• 10:30 a.m. Sunday (September through May) ______________________________

CHILD'S NAME_______________________________________________________SON_____DAUGHTER____

DATE OF BIRTH________________________________CITY OF BIRTH________________________________

FATHER (full name)____________________________________________________________________________

FATHER'S CHURCH MEMBERSHIP_____________________________________________________________

MOTHER (full name)___________________________________________________________________________

MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME: ___________________________________________________________________

MOTHER'S CHURCH MEMBERSHIP_____________________________________________________________

ADDRESS OF PARENTS________________________________________________________________________

HOME TELEPHONE_____________________ WORK ____________________ CELL_____________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________________

SPONSOR’S NAMES ADDRESS (city only) CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

__________________________________ ___________________________ ________________________

__________________________________ __________________________ _________________________

__________________________________ ___________________________ _________________________

__________________________________ __________________________ __________________________

PART IV

Why are you bringing your infant or child here to be baptized? ______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________