Once considered a standard religious rite, the practice of christening a child has steadily declined over the past 50 years to make way for naming ceremonies.But in the past two years there has been a resurgence in the number of babies being baptised.
St John’s Anglican Church at Cooks Hill, Newcastle’s oldest church building, reported a record two years of baptisms.
Last year the church had 86 baptisms, three more than in 2009. They were the best figures recorded by the church since the 1950s.
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Once considered a standard religious rite, the practice of christening a child has steadily declined over the past 50 years to make way for naming ceremonies.But in the past two years there has been a resurgence in the number of babies being baptised.
St John’s Anglican Church at Cooks Hill, Newcastle’s oldest church building, reported a record two years of baptisms.
Last year the church had 86 baptisms, three more than in 2009. They were the best figures recorded by the church since the 1950s.
Read it all.