[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] godparents and witnesses to baptisms

[Ohgrmtns at aol.com]

I received some information that has lead me down a path of reasoning. I am  
hoping that it is correct. So, does anyone know if there was a 
custom/tradition  related to the choosing of godparents? Where they family? Good family  
friends?
Did the same pertain to the witnesses of a baptism?
 
 
 
Kristen FEIFERT Clark

Researching : (P)FEIFERT, STIEBNER,  NEUBERT, KOCHAN
Searching: Nedbajewka, Rohrbach(Berjozowka), Gruental,  Kutuzowka, Lublin