Weddings, Baptism & Funerals
Weddings
Marriage is a wonderful, God-given institution and it is our privilege to help couples before, during and after their wedding. Our ministers are able to take couples through a pre-marital counselling process and perform a warm and orderly service of marriage on the big day. We would love to form an ongoing relationship with wedding couples and welcome them into our church.
If you are interested in having your wedding at Anglican Churches Springwood, please read our wedding information and contact the church office using the form below for next steps.
Baptisms & Thanksgiving Services
The arrival of a baby is a joyous event for which God should be praised. There are two options available:
A Thanksgiving Service is a time in which the child is named, parents and godparents promise to take their responsibilities seriously in the child’s upbringing and God’s blessing is prayed for. This service is most appropriate where the family does not yet regularly attend church.
A Baptism occurs in one of our regular church gatherings where the family are already committed members of that congregation and followers of Jesus Christ. Given that the child has been born into a Christian family, God’s promises are claimed on the child’s behalf as the sign of Baptism is given to the child with the confident prayer that the child will never know a day when they do not follow Jesus.
If you are interested in one of these services, please read the information booklet and contact the church office using the form below for next steps.
Funerals
It is an honour to be involved with people from our local community as they farewell a beloved family member or friend. On the death of a loved one, families should call a funeral director and ask them to contact our church.
The funeral director can then check the availability of our churches and ministers for a service. Our ministers are also able to take services at local crematoriums or burial sites. Generally, the minister will arrange a meeting to plan the service as soon as possible. Services usually involve an element of looking back on the person’s life and an element of looking forward in the light of the Bible’s message of hope.
