Water Baptisms and Communion

Water Baptisms

At Celebration Church we believe that water baptism is a public declaration that you have chosen to accept Jesus as the Lord of your life. Water baptism is an important step of obedience in the believer’s life as an acknowledgment of your personal salvation experience. Water baptism itself has no power to cleanse or save you from your sins. It is a symbolic representation of the forgiveness and cleansing of sin that comes only through a confession of faith in Jesus Christ – a symbol of our death and resurrection to new life in Christ. We baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 28:19
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

Colossians 2:11-12
For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.”

We encourage any believer who has never been baptized after making a personal decision for Christ to:

  1. Watch this message on water baptism.
  2. Reflect on these questions.
  3. Participate in our next ceremony.

You may register at the Information Center or complete the online form. You will be contacted with the next scheduled date and time for your campus.

Communion

Communion is a sacred time during our worship services where we come together as a community of believers to remember and celebrate what Christ did for us so that we may have eternal life – we remember His life, death and resurrection. When taking part in communion and receiving the symbolic elements of Christ’s body and blood, we are cautioned to do so with a posture of self-examination, always honoring the body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:24 (NIV)
And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

Communion Takes Place During the Following Services:

  • Midtown – Every Sunday, 6pm service and 1st Wednesday of every month, 7pm service
  • Orange Park – Every Sunday, 6pm service and 1st Wednesdays of every month, 6:30pm service
  • Other Locations – Please check your campus Information Center for specifics