Baptism is a symbol that tells a story.
Our lives are filled with symbols. An engagement ring celebrates and symbolizes the decision two have made to spend the rest of their lives together. The presentation of a diploma celebrates and symbolizes the successfully completed work of a student.
At Community Church, we believe baptism celebrates and symbolizes a decision someone has made to follow Jesus. It's a moment to look forward to with excitement and look back on with admiration.
At Community Church, we believe baptism celebrates and symbolizes a decision someone has made to follow Jesus. It's a moment to look forward to with excitement and look back on with admiration.
We'd love to share your story.
We'd like to do baptisms on Sunday in the church services after we show a short video of the person's story. This will provide the people in attendance a glimpse into why you choose to follow Jesus and then get baptized; it gives context for you are participating in this ancient and beautiful symbolic ceremony. It can be such a powerful opportunity for you to point the hundreds of people in-person and online to Jesus.
What about infant baptism?
Baptism is one of those topics that the church has disagreed about for centuries. At Community Church, we believe baptism to be a secondary doctrine, meaning, we make room for disagreement. Jesus prayed that his followers would be one (John 17:21). In light of that, we prioritize unity over uniformity in our beliefs. All that to say, you might disagree with our view on baptism, but for us, that's ok. We still want you to be able to call this church your home.
While we understand and respect the beliefs behind baptizing an infant, here, we believe that baptism is something that follows a decision to follow Jesus. For us, that means that a child has to be old enough to make that choice before we will baptize him or her.
While we understand and respect the beliefs behind baptizing an infant, here, we believe that baptism is something that follows a decision to follow Jesus. For us, that means that a child has to be old enough to make that choice before we will baptize him or her.