United Methodists baptize babies. Is it necessary for salvation?
When an infant is baptized, the parents promise to raise the child in a Christian home and the congregation recognizes its responsibility in the Christian nurture of the child. Those vows are later reaffirmed by the child when he or she is confirmed as a church member. While baptism is an important sacrament, it is not absolutely necessary for salvation. An infant who dies without having been baptized is as much within the love and care of God as the baptized infant. Source: Questions and Answers About the United Methodist Church by Thomas S. McAnally.
