r/StLouis • u/Cuddlysquid • 10m ago
Ask STL Baptism?
I'm looking for a non denominational or at least non Catholic church to baptize my daughter. My husband and I were both raised Catholic but aren't actively practicing or a part of a church but it is important to us and our families that she is baptized, and we don't object either way. I contacted Holy Spirit Church about her baptism and we were told our marriage "wasn't valid to the Catholic church" since we didn't get married by a priest, and the chosen godparents aren't Catholic so there'd have to be a Catholic witness etc. That's too many hoops to jump through for a church whose values we don't really align with anyways so not going to pursue it further.
So is there a church out there that is more accepting and willing to baptize our child that doesn't require a bunch of prerequisites? City or county, does not matter.