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Hello all,
I am new to the forums and I have a question that I am hoping someone will be able to help me with.
I plan on joining the Catholic Church very soon but I am worried about when the issue of my baptism comes up. I was baptized as a Lutheran 9 years ago but I have moved around quite a bit and as a result my baptism certificate has been lost. I currently have no one to vouch for me that the event took place either. My father and I are estranged and my grandmother passed on last Nov. (both witnessed the event). What will the Church do in this circumstance since I technically have no proof that I was baptized other than my word?
 
Can’t you contact the church in which you were baptized and see if they have a copy? Also, I’m sure the Lutheran priest who baptized you could vouch (maybe with some are twisting. I doubt he’d be happy to do it). Try that. It might work, but I’m not expert. :o
 
I had the same thing happen. I called the parish office, they connected me with a priest and he had me write out a statement that I had been baptized and that I had lost the certificate. (The church in which I was baptized was no longer there and I had no idea where anyone who had been associated with that church was). Now, that may not be what you will be told. If you cannot get a copy from the Lutheran church then call a parish office and start there - tell them the situation and they should be able to get you some info and help.

May God bless you on your journey.
 
ShanaA1984 said:
Hello all,
I am new to the forums and I have a question that I am hoping someone will be able to help me with.
I plan on joining the Catholic Church very soon but I am worried about when the issue of my baptism comes up. I was baptized as a Lutheran 9 years ago but I have moved around quite a bit and as a result my baptism certificate has been lost. I currently have no one to vouch for me that the event took place either. My father and I are estranged and my grandmother passed on last Nov. (both witnessed the event). What will the Church do in this circumstance since I technically have no proof that I was baptized other than my word?
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Contact the Lutheran church where you were Baptized, I’m nearly certain they will have Baptismal records.
 
I contacted my baptismal church and they wrote a letter to confirm the nature and date of my baptism, which the parish priest found sufficient. I would do it as soon as you can though, as it took some time for me to get in touch with the church in question and I was panicking towards the end.
 
If for some reason you are not able to get proof of your baptism from the church where you were baptized, you could always have a conditional baptism in the Catholic Church. However I would be very surprised if the church where you were baptized was not able to provide you with proof.
 
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