12 Seekers Baptized in Jiangsu

Group photo of 12 newly baptized believers with Rev. Yi Zaizhong, chairman and president of Yichun municipal CC&TSPM (the first from the top left), and church staff at the temporary site of Jesus Church on Ping'an Road in Yichun, Jiangxi, on August 27, 2023.
Group photo of 12 newly baptized believers with Rev. Yi Zaizhong, chairman and president of Yichun municipal CC&TSPM (the first from the top left), and church staff at the temporary site of Jesus Church on Ping'an Road in Yichun, Jiangxi, on August 27, 2023. (photo: Jesus Church )
By Mark Cui August 30th, 2023

A baptism was conducted on Sunday at a church in Jiangxi Province.

On August 27th, the fourth Sunday of August, the annual baptism ceremony was held at the temporary relocation of Jesus Church on Ping'an Road in Yichun City.

After the Evergreen Choir performed, Rev. Yi Zaizhong, chairman and president of Yichun municipal CC&TSPM, delivered a sermon titled "The Mark of Being Connected to Christ—Baptism". Citing Mark 16: 16 and Matthew 28: 19–20, he guided the congregation to understand the meaning and conditions of baptism, as well as the identity change after being baptized.

Pastor Yi baptized 12 followers of Jesus, including teenagers, girls, and elderly people.

- Translated by Lidia Tan

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