According to this view—known as "baptismal regeneration"—the water does not save, but God saves at baptism. An infant or adult believer is freed from condemnation and given new and eternal life.

Almost all Christian churches or sects have initiation rituals involving water: baptism. Its origins are in the flight of the Israelites out of slavery, and then the baptism of Jesus by John the ...

On May 28, 2023, 4,166 people were baptized at Baptize SoCal, marking the largest water baptism in US history. Now, get ready for Baptize California, uniting churches on May 19th in the world's ...

He's taken the church to court over its refusal to let him nullify his baptism, in a case that could ... "They sent me a copy of my records, and in the margins next to my name, they wrote that ...

And the Rev. Gregory Hughes has used it as a force for unity on St. Simons Island where his church hosts an annual open-water baptism on the beach. "We've been doing this now for 27 years ...

More than 7,750 people were baptized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday, an event organizers say marked the largest single-day baptism in American history.

a group of evangelists and community members were determined to have a water baptism immersion ceremony. Angi Magoulis, a missionary and the Director of Operations at The Community Center ...

Residents of Flint, Michigan, still don’t drink the water. They drink bottled water. They use filters to purify the water that flows from their faucets. But after 10 full years, and much ...