Baptism
If you would like to be baptized, click the button below. Fill out the form and make sure to check the box “Be Baptized”.
After your form is submitted, someone from the church will contact you with more information about your next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I be baptized?
Jesus, himself, was baptized (Matthew 3:13-17) and commanded us to baptize others (Matthew 28:19-20). We get baptized to be obedient to Christ.
What’s the requirement for baptism?
Repentance of sin and faith in Christ is the requirement for baptism (Colossians 2:12; Acts 2:38). All examples of baptism in the Bible are a profession of faith that follows a person’s belief in Christ (i.e., Acts 2:41; 8:12; 8:36-38; 10:47-48). In baptism, we are buried with Christ and “raised with him through faith” (Colossians 2:12).
Do I need to be baptized to be saved?
Baptism does not save you (Luke 23:39-43). We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:16). Baptism is a public declaration of your saving faith in Christ. There is nothing magical about the water. It is a beautiful ceremony like that of a wedding, symbolizing the death of your old self and rebirth as a follower of Christ. We symbolically join with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12). Water baptism also illustrates the spiritual cleansing we experience when we are saved; our sins are washed away (Acts 22:14; 1 Corinthians 6:11).
How do we baptize at ACC?
We believe that all of Christ’s followers should be baptized by immersion in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20). The Greek word for “baptism” (baptizō) means to plunge, dip, or immerse something in water. Baptism is performed by immersion as a symbol of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (Romans 6:3-5).
What if I was baptized as a baby?
We don’t perform infant baptisms. There is no record in the Bible of infants being baptized. Also, every instance of baptism recorded in the Bible takes place after a person has faith in Jesus Christ. You must repent and have faith. Nobody can do that for you. So if you were baptized as a baby, it was a meaningful experience for your parents, but we would encourage you to make your own public profession of your faith in Jesus now that you have faith in him.
What the Bible Says
Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”.
Luke 23:39–43
Water baptism by immersion is a symbolic representation of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
John 14:15
Christians should be baptized out of obedience to and love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:23
Water baptism is for believers. Before we are baptized, we must come to believe that we are sinners in need of salvation.
Romans 6:3–7
As we are immersed in the water, we symbolize burial with our Lord; we are baptized into His death on the cross and are no longer slaves to ourselves or sin.
Romans 8:16
When we are raised out of the water, we are symbolically resurrected, raised to new life in Christ to be with Him forever, born into the family of God.
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
We must also believe that Christ died on the cross to pay for our sins, that He was buried, and that He was resurrected to assure our place in heaven.
Galatians 3:27–28
By being baptized, you are unified with Christ, as well as with with every person in every nation on earth who is also a member of the Body of Christ.
Ephesians 2:8–9
Water baptism conveys this and more, but it is not what saves us. Instead, we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works.
Ephesians 2:19
Baptism symbolizes the believer’s total trust in and total reliance on the Lord Jesus Christ, as well as a commitment to live obediently to Him. It also expresses unity with all the saints.
Hebrews 1:3
The thief acknowledged Jesus as his Lord while dying on a cross next to Him. Although he never was baptized in water, he was spiritually baptized by the power of Christ.
1 Peter 1:3–5
When we ask Jesus to forgive our sins and be our Lord and Savior, we are born again by the power of the Holy Spirit. We receive eternal salvation as we die to ourselves and live for Christ.