Emmanuel Baptist Church

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What is a baptist?

The Baptist Church is part of the world-wide Church. However, it is the only denomination to bring together all of the following:

  • Believers’ baptism by full-immersion
  • The autonomy of the local Church
  • Congregational government
  • Priesthood of all believers
Find out more about the Baptist movement at the Baptist Union website. back to top…

Then Jesus came to them and said, “…go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
Matthew 28:18–19