New Members and a Baptism – October 25, 2009

New members will be taken in during the 11:00 a.m. service. Candidates include Mike & Michelle Miller, Denise Crews, Carolyn Lyman, and Daniel Thompson. There will also be a river baptismal service following the morning church service in the Pigg River (directions are listed below and on the directions and contact page. Anyone else desiring to seek membership should contact Pastor Ron as soon as possible.

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:38

The site of the baptism is just before the intersection of State Route 619 (Six Mile Post Road) and State Route 640. Directions and a map are listed below.

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Head southwest on Doe Run Rd About 7 mins	go 3.5 miles
Turn right at S Main St/US-220 BUS N About 3 mins	go 1.6 miles
Turn left at Scuffling Hill Rd About 5 mins	go 2.0 miles
Continue onto 6 Mile Post Rd/State Route 640 About 12 mins	go 7.2 miles

River Baptism – July 5th 2009

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan [River] to be baptized by John.
But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

- Matthew 3:13-17 (TNIV)

An Overview of Baptism and the Church of the Brethren

From its beginning, the Church of the Brethren denomination was concerned about
baptism. In fact, “much of the early published writings of Brethren authors were about the
subject of baptism.” 7 Baptism and eschatology were written about more than any other subject
by the early leaders.

Early Meaning of Baptism
The Brethren were highly influenced by the Anabaptists who taught the concept of two
Kingdoms: the Kingdom of man, and the Kingdom of God. Christians were to be part of the
Kingdom of God, a separate people of God; and baptism was the symbol of this separation.

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Below you will find pictures from the river baptism that Henry Fork Church of the Brethren celebrated on July 5th, 2009. To view the images – Click on the red title that says “River-Baptism”. Then click on any of the images to make them larger. (If you have any issues with the website, please contact Mike Miller at: )