Baptism

At Valley Brook, we ask those who have decided to follow Jesus Christ to follow Jesus' command and publicly identify themselves as his follower by the symbolic act of baptism by immersion.

Baptism does not provide salvation, it demonstrates to the world that we have decided to believe in Jesus and are saved by faith. Jesus tells us,

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you. Matthew 28:19-20, CEV

Warm Weather Months
We baptize in the brook located behind our church building.

Cold Weather Months
We baptize inside our building in Fellowship Hall during our Sunday service.

If you would like to be baptized:

Contact Pastor Clark
[email protected] | 860-844-0001 

Following the evidence of scripture, we perform baptisms by immersion for anyone who is able to articulate their faith in Jesus.

Generally speaking, for children we wait until they have reached third grade.

Baptism by immersion is symbolic of our new identity in Christ.  The actual gestures of baptizing a person by immersion imitate Jesus' death, burial and resurrection as recognized where one reads

 “…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”.
(Colossians 2:12, NLT)

The act of baptism identifies someone as a follower of Christ; it symbolizes that they have become a new person.  As the Bible says

“… those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT)

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