Christening / baptism choices and considerations

[charcb]

Hi everyone!
We'd like to baptise our baby. Whilst I was raised catholic I don't mind which church baby is christened in as long as it's a Christian church. So I'm trying to figure out if there's other considerations to take into account when choosing which church to baptise him in.

For example I was told that some schools will want your child to be baptised / give preference if baptised in the denomination of the school or even request that the child had been baptised in their denomination to allow enrolment, is this true? If so, is there a view by other mums on whether to go for a catholic or Protestant baptism? Are there any other things we should consider when choosing a church?

I'm not sure you can get christened in a Catholic Church unless you are a regular member of the congregation and say you will raise your child Catholic. I was raised Catholic but was not prepared to go to mass weekly etc so felt it would be hypocritical. I'm
Not sure if the requirements are so tight with Protestant church, though I imagine you should also be a member if that church.
There are more C of E schools than Catholic, though that really should not be your main reason.

I don't think it's a pick and choose situation, I think it depends which faith the parents are doesn't it? DH and I are both CoE, kids are getting christened next weekend, I've been attending regularly services since they reopened in the spring and we've been to christening class along with our chosen godparents. We want DD to go to the local CoE school which is linked to the church - on the admissions criteria they accept children who attend other churches, and other denominations/other religions but it's further down the criteria list than if you're CoE and attend the linked church. The school is massively oversubscribed.

I've got friends where one parent is Catholic and the other CoE and they chose which way to christen them.

Your child can only be baptised if a parent is a member of that Church, whatever the denomination. Baptism vows are taken seriously. I think most churches would be happy to undertake a blessing for a child of non members.

Thanks all. I don't practice in a church itself, but practice privately - I believe one can still be Christian and want to raise their kids with Christian values but not attend a church regularly as such. However baptism as a ritual to welcome someone to a faith (as opposed to a church) can only be performed at a church hence why my question.

@CharlieSays13

Your child can only be baptised if a parent is a member of that Church, whatever the denomination. Baptism vows are taken seriously. I think most churches would be happy to undertake a blessing for a child of non members.

Not round my way....most people only attend the once for the actual baptism ( they have a meeting beforehand ...now on zoom due to Covid)