{"id":58,"date":"2014-03-27T02:17:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T02:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2018-07-09T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T14:34:58","slug":"baptism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15692 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"Baptism Performed by Pastor Betsey Polglase July 2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism-1024x894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/columbiacongregationalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/baptism.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Sacrament of Baptism marks a person\u2019s acceptance into the care of Christ\u2019s church, and the beginning of their Christian journey of faith.\u00a0 It is a personal celebration in the lives of the individual candidates and their families.\u00a0 It is also a celebration within the congregation as well as a time to affirm its covenant to provide a place where the one baptized and their family will be supported and nurtured in the Christian faith.\u00a0 For this reason, baptism is celebrated in the presence of the community gathered for worship.\u00a0 Arrangements are made with the Pastor.\u00a0 We recognize baptisms from other faith traditions, so there is no need to be re-baptized when you join the church.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; 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