(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 ...

(RNS) — Reported baptisms declined in eight of the last 10 years and dropped by more than 100,000 since 2009, according to the denomination's Annual Church Profile. (RNS) — Weather permitting, 10 ...

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

The candlelight service started with a baptism and included a reading of the first Christmas to young children.

An introduction to Baptist churches, which together form the fifth largest Christian group in the world: their history, organisation and beliefs, including baptism of believers by full immersion.

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 ...

Troubled by a decline in baptisms, Southern Baptist leaders say their annual meeting Tuesday and Wednesday in Nashville could be a turning point for a denomination that claims evangelism as a hallmark ...