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Cairycat

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3. Baptized as a child - sprinkled
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 06:38 AM
Aug 2012

I was brought up Congregationalist. My husband was baptized as an adult in the Mennonite church where we belong. That was done by pouring. But the baptisms we've had since in this church have been by immersion, in a local lake. The current pastor favors Pentecost for the season, though her predecessor preferred Easter. Iowa tends to be a little chilly at Easter time!

I might add that Mennonites do not baptize infants. The usual age is around 14 or older.

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