Baptism

A young man in northern Texas drowned just one hour after his baptism when trying to rescue a teenage girl struggling in the lake.

Thousands of Californians were baptized in a series of Christian events that brought out more than 50,000 attendees, Pastor Greg Laurie said.

A convicted felon in Kentucky, who nearly died after abusing drugs and wound up in a rehabilitation facility, has become the subject of a heartwarming story after going viral for getting baptized while wearing an ankle monitor.

It was a special moment in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday evening for Nashville Sounds minor league baseball player Wes Clarke who was baptized on the field after a game.

A Southern California church is leading a mission to baptize 30,000 people on Sunday in regional events around the state.

A pastor in Jacksonville, Florida, is giving all honor to God after more than 1,000 people were baptized at a local beach in early May.

A massive baptism movement swept areas of the United States on Saturday as people gathered to worship God.

A group that began during a massive revival at Auburn University is seeing God move among young people at its events on other campuses.

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman DaVon Hamilton publicly displayed his love for God recently, inspiring many.

Hundreds of college students at one of the largest party schools in America, Florida State University (FSU), dedicated their lives to God.

A church in Simpsonville, South Carolina, is rejoicing after experiencing a massive wave of baptisms in one day.

The school began investigating the baptism service after it received a letter from the nonprofit Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF).

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze baptized freshman safety Sylvester Smith on Tuesday night after a worship service at Neville Arena that attracted thousands of people.

A huge group of people who showed up Tuesday night at Auburn University’s Neville Arena in Alabama left with changed hearts.

More than 4,000 people were baptized in a single ceremony in southern California last Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Jesus Movement.

A five-year-old boy who went viral after baptizing his Paw Patrol toy in the bathtub preached Jesus to millions recently on the Jennifer Hudson Show.

Pope Francis baptized 13 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, calling the celebration a “new birthday” into the Christian life.

It was difficult for Libby Sanders to recall the moment she almost lost her child last year during extreme weather in Tennessee.

Kansas House Rep. Aaron Coleman (D) faces calls for resignation after he was reportedly arrested for the second time in a month.

The Sicilian archdiocese of Catania has abolished the role of godfather and godmother at Catholic baptisms, asserting that the institution has devolved into a method of strengthening family ties and sometimes criminal ties rather than bonds of Christian faith.

Pope Francis reminded members of Catholic lay movements Thursday that every baptized Christian has the mission to evangelize and preach the gospel.

Pope Francis urged Christians Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of their baptism each year as “the date on which we became children of God.”

The number of children being baptised into the Church of Sweden has hit an all-time low, with church members becoming concerned for its future.

Pope Francis has suspended his annual celebration of baptisms in the Vatican this January citing concerns over the coronavirus.

British police busted up a baptism service on Sunday in London for breaching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s draconian lockdown restrictions. Police barred the Christan worshipers from entering into The Angel Church in Islington, stationing officers outside the entrance as well

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has weighed in on the viral video of a man ripping down the cross on a London church in broad daylight, warning Britain’s Christian culture is “under assault”.

A town councillor in Cornwall has written to Britain’s Home Secretary accusing a Baptist preacher of spreading hate by criticising gay pride, requesting the pastor’s immediate deportation to his native Australia.

The French Catholic bishops have approved the removal of references to the sex of parents on children’s baptismal registry forms.

Pope Francis told the parents of young children about to be baptized Sunday to let the infants cry in church since that noise is a “beautiful sermon.”

A wheel-chair bound man dying of lung cancer made one final request before his death on September 10th in Birmingham, Alabama.

Pop artist and actress Demi Lovato was baptized in the Jordan River in Israel this week, an experience she shared with her 74 million Instagram followers.

Sixteen female inmates have chosen to be baptized as part of a new program at the Blount County Jail in Oneonta, Alabama. 

During what he called a “life-changing” trip to Israel, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was baptized in the famed Jordan River.

Annual Catholic baptisms in Quebec fell by a striking 30 percent in the five years from 2012 to 2017, according to the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops.

Over 2,000 clergy and laity have signed a petition calling for the Church of England to withdraw guidance on “transgender welcome” services, warning that celebrating sex changes could “harm” children.

Pope Francis told young mothers gathered Sunday for the baptism of their infants not to be afraid to breastfeed their children during the ceremony because “the Lord wants it.”