People may come forward during any service to state that they want to be baptized and become a member of the church.  If you have been baptized before, you do not have to be baptized again.  If you have never been baptized, you prepare for baptism through meetings with the pastor.  Youth candidates for baptism complete a program called "Bridges of Promise."

Typically, we hold baptismal services once a year at Carver Lake Park, and periodically within our sanctuary.  When the services are at Carver Lake, we gather as a congregation for a service in the picnic shelter at the park, where we worship and the candidates for baptism are introduced by their families.  Following the service, we make our way down to Carver Lake for the baptism itself.  

During one of the most memorable baptisms, a big thunderstorm occurred during the worship service and left us wondering if a baptism would happen.  The storm cleared just minutes before the end of the service, leaving us with calm and a beautiful blue sky.  As we approached the lake, a dove flew low all the way across the lake.  Those who witnessed it will never forget it.