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Here are some more baptism photos forwarded to CHRISTIAN STANDARD by our readers.

This is one of the more recent baptisms at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Royersford, Pennsylvania. Brian Jones is founding pastor of the church.

Leanne Stalpe, preschool director at Christ’s Church of the Valley, rejoices after baptizing a friend.

Leanne Stalpe prepares to baptize a woman at Christ’s Church of the Valley. There were 84 baptisms at the church during 2008.

Kostek Jakoniuk of Poland baptizes a believer in that country last year. POEM (Peace on Earth Ministries) of Joplin, Missouri, has supported Jakoniuk since 1990.

Paige Thalls turns to hug her mother, Kim Howard, after her baptism in 2008. Pastor Jesse Ireton of Brandywine Community Church, Greenfield, Indiana, is on the left.


Trey Rice, 10, makes his confession of faith to David Bryan (top photo) and is baptized at Dutch Fork Christian Church, Irmo, South Carolina.

Jeff Strite, who preaches at the Church of Christ at Logansport (Indiana), congratulates his daughter, Naomi, after she was baptized by Leanne Cossairt, a member of the church.
What do you believe about baptism? How do you explain baptism to seekers you encounter? Order all of the articles about baptism that appear in the March 1 and 8, 2009, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD, plus another Web-only feauture, a classic essay by Robert O. Fife, together in one convenient download. The reformatted, 14-page, easy-to-read and easy-to-use download includes articles by Bruce Shields, Jon Weatherly, Brian Jones, Mark Krause, Paul Williams, and an interview with Joe Grana. Order “Baptism: 7 Practical Perspectives” item number 02973, at www.standardpub.com.

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