The number of adults baptised in Staffordshire in the Anglican Church has shown a 15% increase in 2010.
The figure for the Diocese of Lichfield, which covers most of the county, is twice that for the rest of the Church of England.
However the number of baptisms overall fell slightly, as did the numbers of people attending services regularly.
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