What if we could be made…
Brand New?

In baptism, the Holy Spirit unites a person with Jesus, specifically with him in his death and resurrection. A person is brought through water and is given new life among the people of God.

No. Faith alone saves. Although the Holy Spirit unites individuals with Jesus in baptism, individuals still possess the free will to reject Christ, or to turn away, or to drift away from Jesus.

There are no limits. Jesus taught that little children can believe in him, and that if we don’t receive the Kingdom like one of them, we will not enter it.

If you have come to trust in Jesus and have never been baptized, baptism is a beautiful next step. In the New Testament, belief and baptism go hand-in-hand as a public declaration of faith. We would be honored to walk with you through that step.

We believe baptism is God’s promise, not a record of our spiritual maturity. However, if you were baptized but had no personal faith at the time and later came to trust in Jesus, we understand why you may desire to be baptized as a public declaration of that faith.

We’re happy to talk with you about your story and help you discern your next step. Our goal is not to police the moment, but to celebrate genuine faith.

We baptize by full immersion because it best reflects the biblical picture of being buried and raised with Christ (Romans 6:3–4). Going under the water symbolizes dying to sin; coming up symbolizes new life in Jesus. Before going under the water, an individual professes their faith in Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, people believed in Jesus and were then baptized as a public declaration of that faith. We baptize infants by pouring water over the head using the Trinitarian formula - "In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit".

There are no clear Bible verses on the appropriate age of baptism. If there were, it wouldn’t be debated within the Church today. Whatever Christians are supposed to do, it was apparently so obvious that the Apostle’s didn’t bother to address the subject in the New Testament. 

There is no single theological topic that has been debated longer in the Church than baptism. Christians have had differing views on baptism since the 2nd century. Check out this message that unpacks many common questions people have about baptism.