baptism

Army chaplains created a makeshift tub to baptize seven soldiers on a base in Fort Irwin, California.

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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Seventeen inmates at a Mississippi jail gave their lives to Christ, last week.

Earlier this month, church members of Free in Jesus Christ Church Association celebrated the baptisms of 1,435 people, nearly three times larger than 2019 when 520 people were baptized.

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson shared on an episode of the Edifi with Billy Hallowell podcast that he has recently been given the opportunity to baptize groups of fans.

Dozens are gathering in prayer at the intersection in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed while in police custody.

Despite knowing getting baptized could have her sent back to North Korea, a North Korean Christian woman who fled to China illegally recently gave her life to Christ.

More than 20,000 Christians embarked on a pilgrimage that culminated in being baptized in the Jordan River this weekend.

A believer in Christ from as long as he can remember, Jenis James Grindstaff realized he had never been baptized. In his late age, with the help of his hospice caregivers, Grindstaff was baptized this month in a 60-gallon hospital tub.

A homeless drug addict who broke into an Arkansas church and vandalized $100,000 worth of property was baptized at the same congregation six months later – all because the staff and church members displayed grace and got him much-needed help.