Baptism & Christening 101

Thousands filled the stands at Coveleski Stadium Sunday, but it wasn’t for a baseball game, it was for a baptism!

Friends and family got to watch as their loved ones got baptized on the baseball field.

Individual names were called and people jumped into one of the three pools on the field.

They then ran to home plate, signifying their accomplishment.

Organizers admit it’s far from a traditional baptism, but say a space this big was necessary for the event.

Shelly Arredondo with Granger Community Church says, “We didn’t have a venue that could take on this amount of people. It’s very close to our community center, which is right around the corner and it just seemed like an ideal place to bring 1,500 people.”

This is the first time Granger Community Church has held their annual baptism ceremony at Coveleski Stadium.

Organizers say it was so successful this year, that they plan to do it again.

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