Communion, Baptism and Confirmation

Communion - The United Methodist Church celebrates open communion on the first Sunday of each month at all three worship services.  All those who welcome Jesus Christ as Savior into their hearts are welcome at Christ's Table.

At the appropriate time in the service the ushers will direct you and you will come forward along with everyone else in your row or pew and receive the bread from one of our communion servers and dip the bread in a common cup of grape juice before partaking. You will then follow the person in front of you back to your seat.  Generally the choir/band sing music during this time of personal meditation.

Baptism - Linworth United Methodist Church celebrates baptism for infants, children, youth and adults during our worship services 4-5 Sundays each year.  Adults choosing to be baptized and parents of infants/children to be baptized are encouraged to attend an informational meeting at 11:20am on a Sunday prior to the baptism.  Adults and youth choosing to join the church who have not been previously baptized will be baptized as part of the membership ceremony.  Here are the 2013 dates for Baptism classes and Sundays.  For more information please contact Alisha Meacham.

Confirmation - Confirmation at Linworth is scheduled every other year for 7th and 8th graders and is led by the Pastors and the Director of Youth Ministry.

The goal of the confirmation process is to give youth an interactive experience that prepares them to make a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and his claim on their lives.  Confirmation is not about church membership although at the end of the process youth may choose to make a public commitment in worship and become a member of Linworth UMC.