Holy Baptism is Baptism with water, in the Name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.  Since Christ has commanded to "Baptize all nations" (Matthew 28:18-20), Baptism is to be administered to any person regardless of age (thus including infants), color, race. etc.

Jesus said, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:16).

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism

Holy Baptism is administered by the called Pastor of the church, but in cases of emergency and in the absence of a pastor, any Christian should baptize.

Any person may be baptized with water, in the Name of the Triune God, provided that:

1.  Said person has never been baptized.  To baptize a person "again" would imply that God's original promise made in Baptism was "invalid."  Also Christians entering the Lutheran Church from other Christian denominations who have been baptized with water in the Name of the Triune God, will not be "rebaptized."

2.  There is no sure confidence of Baptism ever being performed; no recollection of record of Baptism ever happening.  The point here is that each person needs the assurance that they have, in fact, been baptized.

Little children should be baptized when they are brought to Baptism by those who have authority over them.   Those who can receive instruction are to be baptized after they have been instructed in the principal teachings of the Christian Church.

Sponsors

Sponsors or Godparents should be secured for the Baptism of infants or small children in order to:

1.  Testify that children have been properly baptized.

2.  Assist in caring for the Christian education and training of ther Godchildren, especially if the children should lose their parents.

3.  Pray for them!

Since Baptism is God's gift to His body, the Church, Baptism should normally take place during a worship service of the Christian fellowship of believers.