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 ...

LITTLE ROCK — Before the advent of indoor plumbing, congregations often turned to nature when it came time for baptisms. Church members would make the trek to a nearby river or lake to witness the ...

A water baptism ceremony held near a lake turned into a horrific tragedy when the pastor was reportedly grabbed by a crocodile Sunday. Pastor Docho Eshete was baptizing at least 80 members of his ...

Baptism is a common practice in most Christian churches. It is a religious ceremony in which people wishing to turn to a religious faith are either immersed in or sprinkled with water. The common ...

(RNS) The sprinkling-style baptism of a Dayton, Ohio, infant—a scene heartwarming and commonplace for Catholics and many mainline Protestants—is touching off accusations of doctrinal heresy in the ...

“Come, let us cross over and rest in the shade of the trees” were the last words spoken by Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson before succumbing to battle injuries during the Civil War. A man of strong ...

It’s not often that a person is baptized by immersion (complete submersion in water) at a United Methodist church. Most often the sacrament is done by either sprinkling (most common) or pouring water ...

ANSWERING a biblical question requires patience. A simple straight yes or no answer leaves so much room for misinterpretation and incomplete communication. A proper path as to how we have arrived at a ...

SBC leaders hope newly launched Baptism Sunday will help boost numbers. Weather permitting, 10 members of a new Southern Baptist church on Cape Cod will be dipping in the ocean this weekend, but it ...

A ramp where fishermen cast their lines and jet skis are launched served another purpose this weekend as a pilgrimage of cars rolled to the water’s edge. “Take us to the water,” said one woman as the ...