{"id":34548,"date":"2026-05-18T21:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34548"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:01:51","slug":"service-enquiries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34548","title":{"rendered":"Baptisms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Baptism Enquiries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Baptisms have taken place at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank ever since 1885.\u00a0 We continue to be delighted to welcome people who are ready to begin their faith journey through the sacrament of baptism.\u00a0 If you are not able to come to one of our regular church services (details of which can be found on the right of the page) to meet us and enquire about the process then please use the link below to complete the initial form and Rev. Fiona will be in touch with you to arrange to meet and discuss your arrangements.\u00a0 In the meantime, you may find the link below useful to answer some of the more frequently asked general questions, in particular questions about godparents.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"baptism FAQs\" href=\"churchofengland.org\/life-events\/christenings\/christening-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Baptism FAQs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Baptism Request\" href=\"https:\/\/ctk-benefice.myiknowchurch.co.uk\/led\/enquiryForm\/baptism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Baptism Request Form<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Baptism Request\" href=\"https:\/\/ctk-benefice.myiknowchurch.co.uk\/led\/enquiryForm\/adultBaptism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adult Baptism Request Form<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baptism Enquiries Baptisms have taken place at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank ever since 1885.\u00a0 We continue to be delighted to welcome people who are ready to begin their faith journey through the sacrament of baptism.\u00a0 If you are not able to come to one of our regular church services&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astwoodbankchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=34548\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Baptisms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34548","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Astwood Bank Church | Redditch WorcstershireBaptism Enquiries Baptisms have taken place at St Matthias and St George Church here in Astwood Bank ever since 1885. 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