[header] How to find a baptismal record [title] Ensure you are eligible to receive a copy of the baptismal record. [step] Churches will only provide copies of baptismal records to the person baptized or their parents or guardians of that person. If you are not one of these parties, you will likely not be able to receive a copy of a baptismal record. 
[substeps] Be sure you or your child actually was baptized. Some people simply assume that they were because they were too young to remember the event.