Over 400 Baptized!

September 11, 2005 in Inside GCC with 7 Comments

Baptism_main1We had an incredible afternoon today. About 2,000 people gathered on a lake about 30 minutes from the church up in Michigan. We had 14 different pastors and ministry leaders in the water. After submitting written testimonies, publicly declaring their faith on the beach, and affirming their commitment to follow Jesus out in the water, over 400 people were baptized. I’m pretty sure that’s the most people we’ve ever baptized in one day in the history of Granger Community Church.

There’s probably nothing that I enjoy more about ministry than the opportunity to baptize someone after they’ve committed their life to Christ. It’s a sacred moment. It’s a beautiful moment. And, I’ve been both honored and humbled to share that experience with many people through the years at Granger. What a privilege!

7 Responses to “Over 400 Baptized!”

  1. Bumble September 12, 2005 at 12:53 am #

    Praise be to God! That’s 10% growth!

  2. sarge September 12, 2005 at 6:43 am #

    That’s awesome! Keep it up!

  3. JBurns September 12, 2005 at 8:44 am #

    THAT is truly awesome!

  4. Jamie Ward September 12, 2005 at 10:39 am #

    Tony,
    Our church baptized over 60 Sunday. It really is an incredible thing to see new believers take the next step in their journey of faith!

  5. Mark Howell September 12, 2005 at 3:00 pm #

    Dude, that is awesome! I will never forget the feeling I had when we had a day like that at Fellowship of The Woodlands. What a moment…that takes all day to experience! Thanks for the picture and the reminder.

    Mark

  6. Engy's Experiment September 12, 2005 at 3:57 pm #

    What’s their secret?!

  7. Engy's Experiment September 13, 2005 at 9:03 am #

    What’s their secret?!