(If this applies to you, when filling out the baptism form, you will choose ‘At-home/remote’ baptism. When you fill out and submit the form, someone from our team will reach out to you personally to help make your baptism a special and memorable moment!)

While we offer baptisms at our physical locations, we understand sometimes attending in-person is not possible for everyone. To help you take this step when you don’t have the convenience of a traditional ‘at church’ baptism, we’ve put together some FAQ’s and instructions just for you!

1.  Who should be water baptized?

Anyone who has placed their faith in Jesus

2.  Who can baptize me?

Any believer and follower of Jesus can baptize you. It could be a friend, parent, family member, etc. There is no requirement to be able to baptize someone other than it being someone who is a believer and follower of Jesus. It doesn’t need to be a pastor or church leader who baptizes you, however, baptism should never involve ‘self-baptism’.

3. Where can I be baptized?

You can be baptized anywhere there is a body of water! It could be a pool, river, ocean, lake, hotel swimming pool, hot tub, etc.. And for children, it could even be done in a bathtub. It can be any body of water where you can be fully immersed under the water.

4. Why is full immersion important?

Colossians 2:12 says, “For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.”

Matthew 3:16-17 – “When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The Greek word from which we get the word baptism is “baptizo”, which literally means “to immerse”. All water baptisms in scripture were by full immersion.

5. What should the person baptizing me ask me and declare over me?

The qualifications for the person you choose to baptize you are that they are a believer and follower of Jesus.

They should ask you the following questions:

• Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
• Do you believe that Jesus died and was raised to life?
• They then will declare over you, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”

6. If you sign up for your baptism to be done ‘At-home/remotely’, someone from our team will reach out to you with special instructions regarding your baptism. We would love you to send us your baptism story, pictures and/or video from your baptism that we can share with our Love Church family as we celebrate your special day! We will go over all of that with you after you sign up. Also, we will mail you a baptism t-shirt to be baptized in. The t-shirt is also a gift to you from us, for you to keep as a memento for your baptism!

Baptisms at Love Church are full immersion, meaning all of you goes under the water. We don’t get into the theological debate of sprinkling vs immersion. We just believe in full immersion because of what Jesus has done for us, to show the transforming, amazing power which is salvation.

Absolutely! Invite your family and friends to come celebrate this special moment with you.