Confirmation Dinner and Service Parents’ Frequently Asked Questions What happens at the Confirmation service? The Confirmation service is a special worship service where students who have completed Confirmation class (confirmands) confirm their faith in Jesus Christ and take their vows of membership in the church. Students who have not yet been baptized will be baptized. All of the confirmands will take their vows of membership in the Christian church and become members of Auburn United Methodist Church. My child was christened as an infant. Is that the same as baptism? Yes. In the United Methodist Church, christening is baptism. At the Confirmation service, students who were baptized as infants will accept for themselves the vows that were made for them at their baptism. If my child was christened, does he need to be re-baptized at the service? No. In the United Methodist Church, we do not re-baptize. If my child was baptized as a baby or a child through another Christian denomination, does he need to be re-baptized at the service? No. In the United Methodist Church, we recognize and accept the baptisms of all Christian denominations. If my child is being baptized at the service, can he choose to be baptized by immersion? Due to logistical issues, we are unable to offer baptism by immersion at the Confirmation service. United Methodists baptize by immersion, pouring, or sprinkling. At this particular service we will offer baptism by sprinkling. What if we can’t attend the service but my child does want to be confirmed? If you can’t attend the service, please contact Michelle Stearns,
[email protected].