The Issue of baptism in marriage cases
When the correct form and matter are used, baptism is presumed to be valid. It must be remembered that the presumption of the validity of the sacraments exists until proven otherwise. Download the PDF of Valid Baptisms.
Baptisms Considered Valid:
- African Methodist Episcopal
- Amish
- Anglican (Episcopalian)
- Assembly of God
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Baptist
- Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
- Church of Christ
- Church of God
- Church of the Brethren
- Church of the Nazarene
- Congregational Church
- Crossroads Church
- Disciples of Christ
- Eastern Orthodox Churches
- Evangelical Churches
- Evangelical United Brethren
- Foursquare Gospel Church
- Liberal Catholic Church
- Lutheran
- Methodist
- Old Catholic
- Old Catholic of the Union of Utrecht
- Old Roman Catholic
- Oriental Orthodox (monophysite)
- Philippino National Church
- Polish National Church
- (Union of Utrecht)
- Presbyterian
- Reformed
- Society of St. Pius X (Lefebvre group)
- United Church of Christ
- United Church of Canada
- Uniting Church in Australia
- United Methodist in Philippines
- United Reformed
- Waldensian
- Zion
Baptisms NOT Considered Valid:
The Churches without valid baptism are either lacking in form or matter or the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has made a formal pronouncement on their baptisms as valid or invalid.
- Amana Church Society
- American Ethical Union
- Apostolic Church
- Apostolic Faith Mission
- Bohemian Free Thinkers
- Children of God
- Christadelphians
- Christian Community (Rudolf Steiner)
- Christian Scientists (no baptism)
- Church of Daniel’s Band
- Church of Divine Science
- Church of Illumination
- Church of Jesus Christ of
- Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
- Church of Revelation
- Church of Scientology
- Church of the New Jerusalem
- Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (Winona, Ontario)
- Church of the Universal Brotherhood
- Doukhobors (Church of the Universal Brotherhood)
- Erieside Church
- First Church of Christ Scientist (no baptism, Mary Baker Eddy)
- Freemasons (no baptism)
- General Assembly of Spiritualist
- Hephzibah Faith Missionary Assoc.
- House of David Church
- Iglesia ni Kristo (Phillippines)
- Independent Church of Filipino Christians
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Masons (no baptism)
- Moonies (Reunification Church)
- Mormons (Latter Day Saints)
- National David Spiritual Temple of
- Christ Church Union
- National Spiritualist Association
- The New Church
- New Jerusalem Church
- People’s Church of Chicago
- Quakers (Society of Friends, no baptism)
- Reunification Church (Moonies)
- Salvation Army (no baptism)
- Shakers
- Society of Friends (Quakers, no baptism)
- Spiritualist Church
- Unitarian Universalist
- Unitarians
- United Society of Believers
- Universal Emancipation Church
- Watchtower Society (Jehovah Witnesses)
- Worldwide Church of God (Before mid-1990s)
Baptisms Considered Doubtful:
- Adventists (Seventh-Day)
- Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene)
- Christian and Missionary Alliance
- Mennonite Churches
- Metropolitan Community Church
- Moravian Church
- Nazarene (Apostolic Christian Church)
- Pentecostal Churches
- Philippine Independent Church (valid after 1961)
- Seventh Day Adventists
