Movable Baptistry on Wheels – Use the Space!
4th July 2017
This is is a big baptistry at 4m long and over 1.5m wide and a maximum depth of 1.2m…and steps at both ends. We’ve just made this for a church in Preston.
Usually, baptistries are sunken into the ground, a few go above ground. But there is a trend in the States to have them above ground and on castors so that they are mobile and can be moved about the church. In modern open-space church buildings, a mobile baptistry makes use of the flexible space. Will this trend catch on?
Most ‘new expression’ churches want space, open, flexible space that fits with their wide range of outreach and worship. A baptistry that can be wheeled to any part of the auditorium fits with this style.
BTW, we do put brakes on too!