A scheduled vote on making baptism by immersion a requirement for church membership did not come to a vote at Henderson Hills Baptist Church Sunday. Instead, the church’s executive pastor, Kim Swyden, ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

"I don’t think my feet touched the floor at the Easter vigil of 1994," recalls Jennifer Pixler of Maryland. "I felt such love, knowing that God was wiping out all my sins when I was baptized." ...

Baptism is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the first of the sacraments of Christian initiation, followed by Confirmation and the Eucharist. According to the Holy Scriptures and ...

Adult baptisms have seen a notable rise in France but the overall downward trend in believers continues, according to a new ...

Small gatherings due to social distancing heighten the appreciation for the sacrament itself, families have found. Above, a new member of the Church is welcomed: L-R, godparents Charlie and Rebecca ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSTOWN>> The winter of 1857-58 was brutally cold. Temperatures stayed so low for so long that ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to ...

FLEMINGTON - Cherryville Baptist Church held its annual riverside baptism Sunday morning. This is the third year the church has done the riverside baptism, which took place alongside the Raritan River ...