from The Christian Institute
More than a thousand people met at Bournemouth Beach on Sunday to witness 43 people publicly commit their lives to Christ.
Now in its second year, the BCP Church collective expanded the celebration to cover two consecutive weekends with involvement from ten local churches. Both Sunday services open with “praise and worship in song”, followed by testimonies, preaching and baptisms.
Val Simon, who was one of those baptised, said: “I pray people will be inspired by this event, because it’s never too late to commit and be baptised!”
‘Extraordinary’
Peter Baker, Senior Minister at Lansdowne Church, told Premier Christian News that the “beach baptisms are a public declaration”.
“That’s what baptism is all about. It’s a public demonstration of faith in Jesus. It symbolizes the forgiveness, the cleansing, the washing, the fresh start.”
He emphasised that God is “on the march” throughout all walks of life, saying: “We’ve got people getting baptised from refugee migrant backgrounds, people who have new age backgrounds. We’ve got young folks who have been open to the Spirit of God, just in extraordinary ways.”