LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The emotion was overwhelming the day Wellspring Olson Thomas was baptized at Peace Presbyterian Church. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the place,” said Rev. Elizabeth M. Deibert, who ...

On the Sunday after Epiphany, the Scripture reading is always the familiar story of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. In the Presbyterian tradition, we generally baptize children, usually ...

Glenmoor Presbyterian Church welcomed a new life into the church by the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, Dec. 15. Alexander Thomas Goff was baptized with water from the River Jordan. Pictured with ...

Flemington Presbyterian Church will be celebrating its 3rd annual “Baptismal Renewal Ceremony” Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 during the 9:30 a.m. worship service. This moving service includes a ceremony ...

Oklahoma Supreme Court says membership matters most in tortured ex-Muslim’s lawsuit. When churches face lawsuits, does their religious liberty hinge on whether or not their accuser is an official ...

As the U.S. Catholic bishops consider a common agreement on baptism with four Protestant church communities, they “stand at an important juncture” in the quest for Christian unity, according to the ...

A few weeks ago, the American Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- my spiritual home -- joined to become one church. Did you miss it? What happened was this: The Presbyterians -- not ...

When 16-year-old Zach Nawyn-Hellinga stood before the congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Okemos in January, he wasn’t just reaffirming his baptism — he was claiming his name, his identity and ...