Methodists believe that regardless a person's age, in order to follow Christ, they must be baptized. ... This is called a believer's baptism and is considered an ordinance rather than a sacrament. The Methodist Church also accepts baptisms of other Christian denominations.

Do Methodists baptize infants?

Many Methodist denominations, such as the Free Methodist Church and Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, practice infant baptism for families who desire it for their children, but provide a rite for child dedication for those who have a preference for credobaptism only after their child has made a personal ...

Who in the church can baptize?

In the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, the ordinary minister of baptism is a bishop, priest, or deacon (canon 861 §1 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law), and in normal circumstances, only the parish priest of the person to be baptized, or someone authorized by the parish priest may do so licitly (canon 530).