Next Baptism : September 22 @ 9:30 AM
ALL are invited to participate in the living-water Baptism at the new site at Hillsdale Church. The Baptismal is now complete and we look forward to celebrating as a church family. Invite your loved ones and plan for a special experience with worship and fellowing. |
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Hillsdale follows United Methodist Church beliefs regarding the sacrament of Baptism and believes in unique expressions of Baptism. As a core belief, the Leadership at Hillsdale Church believes that ALL people are invited to be Baptized by the Holy Spirit and made new as a child of God. In order to include ALL people, Hillsdale Church is dedicated to offering accessibility by building a Baptism site just in front of the church. This project is currently under construction! If you'd like to give to the Baptism Site Fund or to learn more about Baptism at Hillsdale please send us an email and we will be sure to get back to you with more information!
United Methodist Church Beliefs on Baptism
"Baptism is the Beginning, not the End."
If you experienced God’s grace and were baptized as an adult or received baptism as a child and desire to reaffirm your baptismal vows, baptism still marks the beginning of a journey in the nurturing fellowship of the caring, learning, worshipping, serving congregation.
"We receive our identity from others, from the expectations of friends and colleagues, from the labels society puts upon us, and from the influence of family. To become Christian is to receive a new identity. You no longer allow others to tell you who you are. Christ now claims you and instructs you. A Christian is one who has “put on Christ.” Baptism celebrates becoming that new person. That is why the church’s ritual begins with putting off the old, renouncing sin and the evil powers of the world, and pledging our loyalty to Christ."
If you experienced God’s grace and were baptized as an adult or received baptism as a child and desire to reaffirm your baptismal vows, baptism still marks the beginning of a journey in the nurturing fellowship of the caring, learning, worshipping, serving congregation.
"We receive our identity from others, from the expectations of friends and colleagues, from the labels society puts upon us, and from the influence of family. To become Christian is to receive a new identity. You no longer allow others to tell you who you are. Christ now claims you and instructs you. A Christian is one who has “put on Christ.” Baptism celebrates becoming that new person. That is why the church’s ritual begins with putting off the old, renouncing sin and the evil powers of the world, and pledging our loyalty to Christ."
