(RNS) — On the first Saturday in May, Pastor Mark Francey stood in the chilly waters of Pirate’s Cove, a beach off the coast of Southern California, and baptized dozens of people, one by one, over the ...

Stithians Methodist Church . A large congregation attended Stithians Methodist Church on Sunday morning for the baptism of ...

The Southern Baptist Convention is witnessing rising baptisms and attendance, but declining church membership and stagnant ...

Maundy Thursday Communion Service took the form of a simple, candlelit supper in the chapel. After a time of quiet reflection, everyone left in thoughtful peace. Good Friday meditation was led by Rev ...

Recognising the validity of his Methodist baptism, Han will not be baptised again. Instead, at this Easter Vigil, he enters fully in communion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of ...

Believer’s baptism and baptismal regeneration represent two distinct views on the role of water baptism in salvation. Believer’s baptism holds that baptism is an outward, symbolic act of obedience ...

From the moment Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, when he gathered his disciples on the mountain, the Catholic Church has understood that baptism is inseparable from mission. “Go, therefore, and ...

These are the four Protestant denominations that the executive head of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., the Rev. Dr. Eugene Blake, proposes to unite into one church: Methodists number 9.2 ...

Celebrating almost six decades of Catholic-Methodist theological dialogue, the Vatican publishing house has released a book summarizing the issues dialogue members have agreed on and briefly outlined ...

Laura McMasters, a longtime campus minister, performed her first baptism in February—welcoming an international student into the Christian faith and United Methodist community. McMasters, a deacon, ...

Five United Methodist Churches will join together to strengthen their ministry in Southeastern Oklahoma. This September Durant, Tishomingo, Kingston, Colbert and Calera will launch the Texoma Parish.