Christening or Baptism

Mandy Ellsworth · April 2009

I just recently converted to be a Lutheran. I was a Baptist where we obviously used the word Baptism. Now as a Lutheran, because it feels more Catholic than Baptist, do you say Christening or Baptism?

jay.otter · April 2009

The two terms are used interchangeably.

MTJunebride · April 2009

I'm Catholic and I've always said baptism. ?But my husband, who is also Catholic, says christening. ?He was raised in a more conservative Catholic church, but I think you can use either term.

Mandy Ellsworth · April 2009

Cool, I had no idea how that worked.

SarahMay77 · April 2009

We use both. We tend to say "sponsors" more than godparents. DH is Catholic, so we get a good dose of both religions, but we baptized DD Lutheran.

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