06 January 2009For details of local religious establishments including Christian churches that will conduct christenings, see the places of worship pages on this website.
A naming ceremony is a way of celebrating the birth of a child and welcoming the new arrival into the family and the wider community.
It is also ideally suited to mark and celebrate an older child into the family, particularly if there has not been a celebration previously.
It is ideally suited to welcome and celebrate an adoptive child into the family or to embrace stepchildren into a new family. In many instances it can be non-religious occasion.
For more information, see naming ceremonies pages on the Civil Ceremonies website.
