A dam in the Soweto township is believed to hold healing waters - but scientists warn worshippers of contamination from nearby open mine waste JOHANNESBURG, July 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A ...

I was baptized in a swimming pool in my childhood pastor’s backyard. I was seven. Asked to make a confession of faith, I mumbled something incoherent through chattering teeth. I was focused on the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - On Sunday, June 8, churches across America banded together, having members baptized as a way to remember what the Bible describe as baptism by water. According to the ...

We baptized our fifth child on a Saturday morning in January. It was bitterly cold outside, but the church was warm. There were the usual elements: salt, chrism and water. Satan and his works were ...

JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A group of congregants dressed in long robes wade into the water of Soweto township's Fleurhof dam, some immersing their entire bodies, while their pastors ...