CLERGY FROM FOUR churches in the Pasadena area will bring baptismal water to mix into a communal font Sunday as part of an effort to enhance dialogue between the churches and their congregations. The ...

I was baptized in a swimming pool in my childhood pastor’s backyard. I was seven. Asked to make a confession of faith, I mumbled something incoherent through chattering teeth. I was focused on the ...

(Reuters) - A toddler found submerged in a tank of baptismal water in an Alabama church died of accidental drowning, the local coroner said on Monday. Brayden King, who was two months shy of his ...

In the heart of the Great Lakes region, surrounded by 20 percent of the world’s fresh water, St. Peter’s Epis­copal Church of Detroit swims with activity. The parish hall provides office space for ...

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 ...

DEMOREST, Ga. - "Take me to the river," the saying still resonates in some Southern churches where the tradition of river baptism remains alive. The chilly, rapid waters of north Georgia's ...

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 ...

Just as Jesus’ baptism launched his public ministry, our own baptisms ordinate us to a life of humble obedience and costly service. All four Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ baptism, as if every ...