(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 ...
Hillvue Heights Church will celebrate a remarkable milestone Sunday — the church’s 15,000th baptism during the 35 years that ...
NASHVILLE -- Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row to reach the lowest level since 1987, and membership in the country's largest Protestant denomination ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row to reach the lowest level since 1987, and membership in the country’s largest Protestant ...
A version of this story appeared in the Higher Ground newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Higher Ground delivered directly to your inbox each Sunday. The Southern Baptist ...
This has been an unusual and exciting week: my congregation is about to baptize someone in our sanctuary for the first time in about eight years! For many churches, such a lengthy gap of time between ...
Annual baptisms in Southern Baptist churches have declined by 100,000 in the past 12 years and last year dropped to the lowest number in 64 years. LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist ...
-- Smile. Express true joy. Baptism is a holy ordinance, but it's also a joyful event. I love it when the church breaks into spontaneous cheers or applause. -- Get personal. One church invites their ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row to reach the lowest level since 1987, and membership in the country's largest Protestant ...
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SBC membership down, but baptisms and attendance on the rise: report
Southern Baptist Convention membership declined in 2025, but attendance and baptisms continued to rise, according to a newly released report.
For several years, membership in Southern Baptist churches has been in decline. The American denomination hit its peak in 2005 with 16.6 million members, and since then, communities have seen a steady ...
Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row to reach the lowest level since 1987, and membership in the country’s largest Protestant denomination fell slightly ...
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