Baptism of Stillborn Babies? A South African Methodist Perspective

Many rituals in Africa are deeply rooted the cultural beliefs, traditions and indigenous religions of continent. The guided by people’s belief their existence after death, role living dead or ancestors. These African have been infused Christian, Muslim Western concepts. Death mourning practices Africans varied because so many religious on families will engage one way another some cleansing death a loved including stillborn. In Methodist Church Southern (MCSA), no records stillbirth baptism kept archives, nor is there any pastoral guidance liturgy available to assist grieving regarding stillbirth. It questionable whether should be allowed, light fact that record whatsoever from either Old Testament New which allows for this rite passage. also clear does not theological base.