On September 14, Tian’an Church in Fuzhou, Fujian, held a Sunday worship and baptism service. The choir sang, the congregation worshiped together, and Rev. Chen Anfu preached on “Mercy, Salvation.” Seven seekers were baptized and later joined in Holy Communion.

On September 14, the Holy Light Church in Jiangning District, Nanjing, held a baptism ceremony during the Sunday service, administering the sprinkling rite to 13 sisters and 1 brother. Immediately after the baptism, the church proceeded with the Holy Communion.

In East China, two churches baptized 63 new members on the first and third Sundays of August.

Following a three-month catechism class and faith evaluation, Shengfu Church in Jinan, Shandong, held a baptism service for 31 seekers on July 13.

Last Sunday, Holy Trinity Cathedral in Shanghai baptized 34 seekers in a conversion ceremony.

On June 1, Xiangmihu Church in Guangdong Province held a baptism service for 12 seekers, with one individual receiving confirmation.

As night descended and all was quiet, the stillness was abruptly interrupted by a ringing phone. The church pastor received an urgent call for assistance: a believer, recently discharged from the provincial hospital with advanced liver cancer, was desperate to seize what might be his final opportunity to be baptized before losing mental clarity.

On January 5, 2025, the first Sunday of the New Year, a communion and baptism service was conducted at Yongle Church in Anshan, Liaoning Province.

Zion Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong, held a welcome event for its second group of baptism candidates in 2024.

Zion Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong, held the second baptism service of 2024 on September 22, commemorating the 44th anniversary of its reopening.