Baptism (often called Christening) is the means by which we become members of Christ's Church.

If you are seeking baptism for yourself or your child at All Saints, Wigston Magna, the easiest way to arrange this is to come along to one of our baptism information and preparation meetings in All Saints' Church. These are held at 10.45am on the first Saturday of each month. You don't need to tell us you're coming, just turn up.

Alternatively, you can contact our Churchwarden, Patrick Thacker on 07852 599029 / e-mail [email protected] but you will still need to attend the Preparation Meeting as it will only be at that meeting that we will be able to agree dates and finalise your booking.

For a baptism at St Thomas' South Wigston, please contact: 07411 423209 [email protected]

We are happy to baptise both adults and children at our churches, but there are a few rules that we have to observe.

To be baptised at any of our churches, you should normally either live in the parish (i.e. Wigston Magna or South Wigston) or worship regularly at the church concerned.

We may still be able to baptise you or your child if you live outside the parish but have good reason for wanting the baptism in one of our churches, do please get in touch and we can talk about it.

In infant Baptism, the role of Godparents is very important because they make a solemn promise to God that they will help to bring up the child in the Christian faith. For this reason, the Church of England requires by law that all Godparents must themselves be baptised. Please bear this in mind when choosing Godparents.

If in doubt, please feel free to contact us for more information!