Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

For all enquiries please contact our Church Warden

Mrs Debbie Routley

07486 020 395

warden.stmarks80@gmail.com

Common baptism questions

Q. How many godparents can we have?
A. In this parish we allow a maximum of four godparents. Parents often choose three: two as the same gender as the child, one as the opposite gender.

Q. Do godparents have to be baptised?
A. Yes. The Church of England specifies that all godparents must be baptised.

Q. Do parents have to be baptised?
A. No.

Q. Do we have to attend church services for a specific time as a requirement for the baptism to go ahead?
A. This is not a requirement at St Mark's, but we do encourage you to attend as much as possible (see our family-friendly services here).

Q. We want our child to attend St Mark's primary school, do we have to attend church to qualify for the faith criteria?
A. Church attendance is no longer one of the admissions criteria at St Mark's primary school.

The Church of England website has plenty of further information: