Godparents of different denominations

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We live in the states (DP is from US I'm welsh - DP doesn't really have a faith while I'm methodist - but don't go to church regulary as can't find a church I can 'get on with' they all seem very different to ones back home )

DP has a very old friend who is Episcopalian and asked him if he would be GF to one of our triplets when I pop.

He said he was honoured but couldn't do it as it was in a methodist church and as such DCs will be methodist.
Fine.

But - is this common? I could understand if not christian or didn't believe in a god but because of a different branch?

My godparents are Catholic and I'm Anglican. I think my other godmother did have to get baptised before she was able to be my godmother, but there was no problem with the Catholic godparents.

It sounds more as if this is a personal decision on his part than a general 'ruling'.

I am not an expert, but lived in the US for a few months last year and went to an Episcopal church there. I found it to be very open and inclusive (for instance, any baptised Christian could take communion there, regardless of denomination...).

If it means a lot to you to have this person as a godparent, could you ask him to maybe have a word with a priest from his own church about it to get her/his opinion. This might reassure him that it's OK...

(Congratulations on your triplets, btw!)

DCs have god parents from various combinations of Anglican, RC, Russian/Greek Orthodox... I'd have thought it'd be your church that might object, rather than your friend's. We never asked, assumed that the very obvious names and look of the GPs would draw out any questions if that was an issue.

I'm a baptist and godmother to three children raised in the Lutheran tradition. I tend to get funny looks by some if I ever mention it, but I am comfortable with this role. The parents are practicing Christians and wanted a godparent who would carry their children in prayer. The priest didn't raise any objections either.

In the Church of England you need to be baptised before you can be a god parent, but I've never heard of the Anglican communion saying that you can;t be a godparent to a child of another Christian sect, as long as you realise what you are doing. So it sounds as if either this is personal or he is confused?

The godparents to my children are all different denominations. I did ask our Minister about this and he smiled and said " Hey, they love God too."