[AOIIBrandi]

I am Episcopalian. We call it Baptism, and it is done generally before the baby is 1 depending on the parents, although you can be baptised at any age. In the Episcopal church it is the same as the Catholic in which the parents and Godparents are publicly promising to bring the child up in Christ. Where we differ is that this also entitles the baptised person to partake in communion. In the Episcopal church all baptised people no matter age or denominational preference are welcome to partake. We also have confirmation, which is voluntary. It is generally done at around age 16. You take several months worth of classes where you learn religion along with the history and beliefs of the Church. At the end of the classes the presiding bishop in the diocese will come and publicly confirm those who finished the classes. At this time those people are officially members of the Church and I would suppose considered adults.

Where I think we differ from other denominations such as Baptist is that the act of baptism is a person's voluntary commitment to the faith and the church where as in the Anglican/Lutheran/Catholic (probably others) it is the parents commitment to raise their child in the faith and the church until the child is considered old enough to make their own decision. Therefor, Confirmation for us is more like the Baptist baptism as this is when the individual decides for themselves (without the water).