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04bride
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Noel
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Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
I need my ds for school and i cant find it. It was only 2 years this past November, they should have it right?
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Kara
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Forever, usually. They should definitely still have it.
I was married in the Church where I was baptized, and they had my information when we went to get married.
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| Posted 1/24/11 5:36 PM |
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bicosi
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Yup!
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| Posted 1/24/11 5:36 PM |
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heathergirl
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by Kara
Forever, usually. They should definitely still have it.
I was married in the Church where I was baptized, and they had my information when we went to get married.
Same here, except it was DH's church we married in.
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| Posted 1/24/11 5:37 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Yes, they'll have it.
My niece recieved her confirmation a couple of years back out of state. I was her sponsor and they wanted proof of my church participation. I went to 'my' church. I couldn't remember exactly when I was confirmed so they looked up my baptism.They had my record from 1975 when I was baptised and next to it, my confirmation date. The book was OLD. Seriously OLD. Everything was handwritten. It was kinda neat.
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| Posted 1/24/11 5:37 PM |
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peanutbutter2
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Yep, they will have it. I don't think they ever got rid of those records. I was baptized in 1986 and I picked up the records from my Church a few months back for my wedding.
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| Posted 1/24/11 5:39 PM |
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jerrysgirl
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by Kara
Forever, usually. They should definitely still have it.
I was married in the Church where I was baptized, and they had my information when we went to get married.
true. i was married in the church i was baptized in 29 years earlier.
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| Posted 1/24/11 6:03 PM |
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Alexandra17
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
yeah and they are good about getting it to you fast
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| Posted 1/24/11 6:05 PM |
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JessInCA
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by Kara
Forever, usually.
Yup - I recently got a copy of my grandfather's from the 1920s!
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| Posted 1/24/11 6:13 PM |
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fight the future
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
...forever?
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| Posted 1/24/11 6:32 PM |
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islandersgirl74
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
I don't think they ever get rid of them. They should have it on file. I a 36 and had to get mine from the church I was baptized in and it wasnt a problem at all.
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| Posted 1/24/11 6:37 PM |
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dbleplay17
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
They never get rid of them. I know this b/c we went for our son's christening to talk to the deacon. He told us ALLLLLLL about the bapitsmal certificates.
He said the church u are baptized at has the card and then they update it via HAND on the back when you get communion, confirmation and marriage. I asked him what if you did all those at different churches.
He said that the bapitsmal church will be notified of your sacraments and is required to update the certificate.
So yes you can get it 
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:31 AM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Forever
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:32 AM |
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jilliibabii
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
They definitely still have it. She's going to need that when she gets married someday so that should tell you how long they keep it.
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:33 AM |
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jilliibabii
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by dbleplay17
They never get rid of them. I know this b/c we went for our son's christening to talk to the deacon. He told us ALLLLLLL about the bapitsmal certificates.
He said the church u are baptized at has the card and then they update it via HAND on the back when you get communion, confirmation and marriage. I asked him what if you did all those at different churches.
He said that the bapitsmal church will be notified of your sacraments and is required to update the certificate.
So yes you can get it
FYI- they never do update the original church! Never! I had to go all over for DH's stuff. 
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:34 AM |
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MrsS6510
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by Kara
Forever, usually. They should definitely still have it.
I was married in the Church where I was baptized, and they had my information when we went to get married.
Ditto
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:51 AM |
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MrsA714
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by Kara
Forever, usually. They should definitely still have it.
Yes. I had to get a copy of mine recently and they sent it to me a few days later.
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| Posted 1/25/11 10:55 AM |
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VickiC
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by jilliibabii
Posted by dbleplay17
They never get rid of them. I know this b/c we went for our son's christening to talk to the deacon. He told us ALLLLLLL about the bapitsmal certificates.
He said the church u are baptized at has the card and then they update it via HAND on the back when you get communion, confirmation and marriage. I asked him what if you did all those at different churches.
He said that the bapitsmal church will be notified of your sacraments and is required to update the certificate.
So yes you can get it
FYI- they never do update the original church! Never! I had to go all over for DH's stuff.
Then your DH's church missed something. I used to work in a church rectory and updated those books ALL the time. When we had Confirmations & Communions it was my job to send the letters to the original baptismal church for their records to be updated and wait for the forms to come back saying they were updated in addition to entering the info into our computer database.
Those books are kept forever and usually kept in a fire proof vault as well.
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MrsGmomof3
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
They have to keep it pretty much forever. When we were getting married in the church, we needed to prove that we were baptised in the Catholic church. I didn't have my baptismal certificate and went back to the church where I was baptised (26 years later) and was able to get a copy.
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Sassyz75
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
forever.
if the church doesn't have it, then the diocese would
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| Posted 1/25/11 2:29 PM |
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Peainapod
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
i think forever. i had to get a copy of mine for my wedding and I had no problem getting one. I would call the church where your child was baptized.
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jilliibabii
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Re: Do you know how long a church keep baptismal records on file?
Posted by VickiC
Posted by jilliibabii
Posted by dbleplay17
They never get rid of them. I know this b/c we went for our son's christening to talk to the deacon. He told us ALLLLLLL about the bapitsmal certificates.
He said the church u are baptized at has the card and then they update it via HAND on the back when you get communion, confirmation and marriage. I asked him what if you did all those at different churches.
He said that the bapitsmal church will be notified of your sacraments and is required to update the certificate.
So yes you can get it
FYI- they never do update the original church! Never! I had to go all over for DH's stuff.
Then your DH's church missed something. I used to work in a church rectory and updated those books ALL the time. When we had Confirmations & Communions it was my job to send the letters to the original baptismal church for their records to be updated and wait for the forms to come back saying they were updated in addition to entering the info into our computer database.
Those books are kept forever and usually kept in a fire proof vault as well.
I had to go to THREE different churches for his baptismal, communion, AND confirmation certs.
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