baptism

Palestinian officials believe they have discovered a new baptismal font in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

A former drug addict who found himself in the throes of suicidal depression has come to Jesus and been baptized. Just two months ago, 27-year-old Jacob Palmer was readying himself to jump off a bridge in Virginia Beach, Va, after his life was left in tatters from years of drug and alcohol addiction.

Nine people were baptized outside a Mississippi church the day after a tornado blew through the church.

This weekend at Pirates Cove beach in California, author and megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie led the mass baptism of 550 people.

Here’s a scenario: a same-sex couple or someone openly living in a same-sex relationship starts to attend your church. Maybe they’ve got a child from another relationship or a child conceived through IVF. Because your church practices infant baptism, they ask to have their child baptized. What do you do?

The son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, was christened this afternoon at the Chapel Royal, St. James’ Palace in the United Kingdom.

Last Sunday, Pastor Docho Eshete was baptizing at Lake Abaya in southern Ethiopia. He had baptized the first person when, according to a local resident, “a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor.”

An atheist couple who says their child was “forcibly” baptized against his will has filed suit in Ohio state court against the church and others, alleging that the child suffered emotional distress.

Baptist: it’s one of the most well-known denominations in Protestant Christianity and aptly named after its main belief in believer’s baptism, where a person chooses to publicly proclaim their faith in Christ by baptism.

There are some 50 million Baptists in the U.S. alone, making it one of the largest groups of Protestants in the nation.

Here are 10 things to know about Baptists and their beliefs.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have their wedding date set for May 19, 2018. Leading up to this big day, Markle was baptized into the Church of England by Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.