Church address:
5350 Baillie Street
Vancouver, BC
(on 37th Ave between Cambie and Oak)
Church office address:
2325 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3J2
604.558.4400
St John's Vancouver Anglican Church is a community of Christians dedicated to the exposition and teaching of the Word of God, to the spreading of the good news of the Gospel at home and abroad, and to the application of God's purpose in our own lives and families.
There are two sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the gospel: baptism and communion.
Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby Christians are separated from others, but it is also a sign of regeneration or new birth. Those that are baptised are grafted into the Church: receiving the promises of forgiveness of sin, being adopted to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed; confirmed in faith.
The baptism of young children is a Christian sacrament for Christian parents. It is a way to claim God’s blessing on the child. As well, the parents and godparents make very serious promises to raise the child up in a godly manner.
Adult baptism is better described as “believer’s baptism”. It is typically initiated by individuals who have received Jesus Christ as their personal savior and have made a decision to be obedient to the command of Christ through this public declaration. In Matthew 16:16, Jesus said: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”
Services of holy baptism for both children and adults are scheduled regularly throughout the year. The date of the next baptism is announced in both the Parish Life Notes, and on this website. If you are interested in having your child baptised, or if you wish to be baptised yourself, please contact Krista Friebel for further details. You will be required to meet with a member of clergy who will go over the baptism application form with you. This meeting will be followed by an evening of baptism preparation for both parents and godparents.
2013 Baptism Schedule
Baptism candidates are required to attend two baptism preparation classes and a baptism walk-through on the Sunday preceeding their baptism date
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Date of Baptism
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Deadline for application
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Baptism preparation classes
for children aged 6-12 years |
Baptism preparation classes for parents/infants
and those 12 years of age and older |
Baptism walk through at the church
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Sun
July 14 |
Jun 20
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Sun Jun 23
Sun Jun 30 10:30 am |
Sat Jul 6
Sat Jul 13 2:00 pm |
Sun Jul 7
after the morning service |
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Sun
Oct 13 |
Sep 18
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Sun Sep 22
Sun Sep 29 10:30 am |
Wed Sep 28
Wed Oct 5 2:00 pm |
Sun Oct 6
after the morning service |
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Sun
Dec 8 |
Nov 12
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Sun Nov 17
Sun Nov 24 10:30 am |
Wed Nov 30
Wed Dec 7 5:30 pm |
Sun Dec 1 |
