Christians who practise believer’s baptism accept that a person needs to be able to claim Jesus as their personal saviour. The celebration of baptism is a way of showing that this belief exists, and ...

Baptism must be seen near the heart of our faith and presented as significant, but not allowed to separate Christians into groups of resentment or condescension. It must not become the “water that ...

Church of England baptism services may be re-written to remove some references to Christianity. The plan for a new ‘baptism lite’ service designed to make christenings more interesting to ...

Police halted a baptism service after about 30 worshippers gathered in breach of national lockdown restrictions. Regan King, lead pastor at The Angel Church, Islington, defended his decision to hold ...

The Church of England has approved a new baptism service with no mention of the devil in an attempt to make the ceremony more accessible. The simplified wording was written after priests said they ...

A church's baptism service that broke lockdown rules has been stopped by police. About 30 people had gathered at The Angel Church in Clerkenwell, north London, on Sunday in defiance of the national ...

No mention of the devil or sin is made in the new version of the Baptism service in which parents and godparents are asked to "reject evil, and all its many forms, and all its empty promises". A ...

Worshippers from faith communities across London have been urged to abide by the coronavirus restrictions, after police broke up a baptism service with around 30 people attending. Met Police Commander ...

The Church of England has been accused of "dumbing down" Christian teaching by removing the requirement to repent sins and reject the devil in an alternative baptism service. Michael Nazir-Ali, the ...