June Picnic & Baptisms
It’s our tradition to start our summer with baptisms down in Narragansett Bay. Sunday’s message was all about baptism and why it’s an essential part of what we do here at BridgePointe. We started the day with 16 people planning to be baptized, and as we made space for people to respond to what the Spirit was doing in them, we had an additional 15 people take the step of baptism, declaring their commitment to live with Jesus as King. Celebrate with us by viewing each person’s photo and baptism story, and join us in praying for God to continue the good work He has started in each life.
Scott B.
Story coming…
Nathaniel B.
Story coming…
Eliezer C.
When I first started attending BridgePointe Church, I was drawn in by how clearly and boldly they preached the Bible. They are a Bible first church, and every message pointed me back to the truth of God’s Word. Through the teaching and the community, I began to see how humbling and beautiful it is to live life like Jesus.
Over time, I felt God working on my heart. I couldn’t ignore the feeling that He was calling me to go deeper not just to hear the Word, but to truly live it. I realized that I didn’t want to just admire Jesus from a distance; I wanted to fully surrender my life to Him.
Today, I’m choosing to be baptized as a sign of that surrender. I’m choosing to be born again to leave my old life behind and follow Jesus with everything I have. This isn’t just a symbolic step for me, it’s a declaration that my life belongs to God from this day forward.
Richard C.
I’ve been attending service at BridgePointe for several years and the teachings of the gospel have opened my heart and mind . I want to experience baptism as an adult to strengthen my faith and be a better person and closer to Jesus.
Jake D.
I was raised in a Christian home, and my parents told me about Jesus and the Gospel. I never really took it seriously until I got older and realized that Jesus came for my sins. I believe He died on the cross and rose from the dead. I asked Jesus to forgive me from all my sins, and He is now my Lord and Savior. I am a true Christian and ready to take the next step in baptism, to symbolize being born into a new life with Christ.
Olivia D.
I was born into a Christian family. We went to church, read the Bible, and prayed together. As I got older, I had more questions about Jesus, so my parents explained the Gospel to me. A few days later, when my parents put me to bed, I prayed and asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior and to forgive me of all my sins. That choice is the best choice I can ever make, and now I want to take the next step of being a Christian and get baptized.
Crystal D.
Before I knew Christ, I made poor choices and often placed myself in terrible situations. I was living in constant sin, and for many years, I battled depression and anxiety. About six years ago, I was able to overcome much of that darkness, until late last year, when I found myself struggling again. I felt a deep sense of worthlessness. I lost all motivation to move forward, and it seemed like everything around me was falling apart.
I began to feel uneasy about the way I was living, guilty, even for things I was doing every day. One night, in complete desperation, I cried out to God. I had never done that before. I always said I believed, but looking back, I don’t think I truly did, not in my heart.
In that moment, He felt like my only hope. I begged Him to help me, to hold me. Then I felt this tight hug and a calmness came over me. The very next day, the depression and anxiety were gone. A heavy weight I’d been carrying for so long was lifted.
For the first time in a long time, I felt like my life had meaning. I didn’t just want to live, I wanted to live for Him.
One passage in the Bible especially speaks to my heart—Psalm 30:8–12:
To you, O LORD, I cry,
and to the LORD I plead for mercy:
“What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me!
O LORD, be my helper!”
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Today, God is the most important part of my life. I read His Word and pray every day. I want to follow His commands, live like Jesus, and devote my life fully to Him. My LORD and savior!
Praise God!
Crystal F.
I was baptized as an infant and today I’m choosing baptism as an adult to fully commit myself to Jesus and surrender all my doubts and fears. To completely trust in the Lord
Gilberto G.
I have been a believer for a long time and started going to church when I was a teenager. I felt the most deserving of baptism and felt that I needed to prepare myself more before getting baptized and had to clean up some things before being “worthy” of it. Being at BridgePointe had strengthened my relationship with God and taught me so much since I started coming 5 months ago and I feel a transformation in my life happening. I am excited to continue to grow and officially mark this new life through baptism
Nelson G. Sr.
I was baptized as a baby and grew up Catholic. I didn't really learn a lot about Jesus. Coming to BridgePointe church has opened my eyes and taught me what a powerful Savior Jesus is. My Savior!
Lucy H.
Reflecting on my life, I realize it has been filled with challenges and hardships. Despite my difficulties, having Jesus in my heart has brought me an immeasurable sense of peace and strength.
Throughout my journey, I have experienced countless blessings- moments of joy, love, and support that have reassured me in my faith.
These experiences have solidified my belief that God is perfect and that His presence has guided me through even the darkest times. I am grateful for the grace I have received and the lessons that have shaped me into who I am today. I am getting baptized because I am eager to focus on embracing obedience through Jesus's love and guidance.
Delaney K.
I was baptized and grew up in the Catholic church for the majority of my life, and attended two private Catholic schools. When I was younger I didn’t ever really have a relationship with God, I went to church and prayed but only because I had to. I didn’t choose to on my own. Based on my experience I feel as though the Catholic church doesn’t focus on having a relationship with God but rather following a list of rules and if you break any your easily judged and looked down upon. So I never really understood what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus.
As I got older I really distanced myself from God, I knew he was there and I “believed” in him but that was the extent of it and I didn’t pray or go to church for a really long time. Until I began going to a Catholic high school where church was a requirement. My family started going to church again (Catholic church) and I started taking classes to make my confirmation. Right before I was supposed to be finishing my classes to make my confirmation I got a strong gut feeling that it just wasn’t what I was supposed to do, I can’t explain the feeling other than it just didn’t feel right, I thought that maybe I just wasn’t ready. So I took a lot of time to think and decide and I chose not to make my confirmation and I realized there was a lot I didn’t agree with within the Catholic church, but I knew I believed in Jesus. I also struggled with mental health a lot freshman and into sophomore year, I felt like my mind was constantly battling itself and I was struggling with a lot of personal things, I didn’t know where to turn. I wish I could say I turned to God, but I didn’t. It took a long time for me to learn to turn to God and honestly it’s something I’m still working on. It wasn’t until I started attending BridgePointe again that i began to rekindle my relationship with God.
I have learned now to turn to God about everything, temptations, struggles, worry, doubt, anxiety. And I’ve also learned to not only go to him when things are tough but go to him when things are good too. After attending BridgePointe for a few months now as well as going to youth group every Wednesday I have decided to get baptized because I feel like God is calling me to do so and that is the next step I should take in my journey of faith.
Jason L.
Jesus has been a part of my life for most of my life, but my relationship with Him has changed over time. I was raised in the Catholic faith and have always believed that Jesus is our Lord and Savior. However, as I grew older, some aspects of my faith felt like a chore, and I was just checking boxes like I was supposed to do. When I was in college, I had a difficult time with some of the beliefs and values my faith started with, and I felt lost in my relationship with Jesus. I stopped regularly going to church, I felt a lot of guilt and confusion, and wasn't really sure what to do. Soon after, my Mom gave me a Bible for Christmas, and I felt compelled to start reading it. I was amazed at how many of the stories I hadn't read before, and realized how God's relationship with His people was often messy at times. I realized it was okay for my faith journey not to be linear, but putting Jesus at the center of it is the priority. I now know this is the time to affirm to myself that Jesus is the Lord and the most important part of my faith.
Josh L.
Growing up, I was raised as Catholic and was baptized as an infant. I went to Catholic school my whole life and served as an altar boy grades 4th - 8th. I’ve recently found my new Christian faith within the past 4 years. I have personally struggled to get baptized again as an adult because of my relationship with my grandfather. My grandfather instilled a strong faith with me as a young child. I would spend many afternoons with him after school and on the weekends working with him as a landscaper. During these times, he would talk about his faith in Jesus, we would read the Bible together teaching me about Jesus’s teachings, and praying together constantly. As I have become stronger in my faith as I’ve grown, I always look back at how he shaped my life and taught me to always keep Christ Jesus in my life. When he died as I went to college, I felt betrayed by the Lord and turned my back to Jesus for many years. When I was a senior in college, a classmate of mine asked me to join her at a church service, where I have never felt so convicted as I cried and wept throughout the whole service. My struggle to get baptized as a young man has been with me since joining the BP family. As I learned more and more about being a disciple of Jesus and leaving the Catholic Church, I started to think that getting baptized now meant that I was throwing away all the things my grandfather taught me and it was useless. My stubbornness and worldly ways led me to believe that for years, but now I have learned and understood that I am not washing away anything he instilled me but completing what he would of loved to see me to do today if he was still here. All good things that happen through me, happen because of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross.
Anthony M.
Kai M.
Matthew M.
I don’t come from a religious family, however while visiting my grandmother one summer she had me baptized at the church she attended. I never really knew what that meant, or how it was supposed to impact my life. I experienced a lot of loss as a teen and that pushed me further from God, because I didn’t understand why it was happening to my family. As I got older, I felt something calling me to attend church. It seemed that everytime I decided to attend a service, that particular sermon was speaking to what I was going through personally at that time. This has actually happened more times than I can count, and it’s time for me to fully surrender myself to Him.
Taylor M.
I was baptized as an infant, around 6 months old. I didn’t grow up in a very religious household, we never went to church or talked about God. After meeting my husband, we meet an amazing couple that asked us to join them at church one Sunday morning. Our lives were forever changed. Not only the church, but the community we had there was unbelievably incredible and my faith grew day by day. Fast forward 5 years, our family makes the decision to move to Rhode Island from Florida, which was a huge adjustment for us, especially not having our church community. Everything changed when friends of ours from BCA invited us to BridgePointe. I felt home again. I felt my Lord and Savior speaking to me the moment I stepped through the doors. Our plan was to have our daughters baptized, but after today’s service, He spoke to me. It was time for me to renew my commitment to God and spiritually refresh.
Emma M.
Before I knew Jesus, I didn’t really think much about God. I sometimes went to church with my parents when we lived in Florida, but I don’t remember much about God. It wasn’t until my uncle passed away and when I started attending BCA that I really started to learn and understand who Jesus was to me. I remember hearing about baptism in school and I kept asking my parents if I can be baptized. I’m so happy it’s now happening.
Zoey M.
I first learned about God when my parents told me that my middle name Grace, was named after a church they attended. After my uncle passed away I was really sad and asked where he went. My parents told me he’s in heaven with God and explained to me who He was. Since I’ve attended BCA my relationship with God became stronger and I want to be like Him. I love singing all songs about Jesus at school.
Bryson R.
The reason I want to be baptized is because I want to be closer to Jesus and to give Him my soul to guide me on the right path that my life takes place on. Jesus has made me think of the right choices about things and He guides me on the right path towards being like Him. I also want to be one with Jesus and have the Holy Spirit on my side always. Being baptized to me means that I’m giving my life and trusting Jesus with my soul and I hope He guides me on the right path of life. My life before Jesus was filled with stress and anxiety, but after I found Jesus, I have felt happy everyday and haven’t been as stressed. Jesus has changed the way I act and the way I live. He has made me an overall better person and have more positive moods than ever.
Brody R.
Before church I had a happy life but my emotions were a lot different and less positive. I want to get baptized to be closer to God and have a happier life. Since I went to church He has made a huge impact on me and made me a better person and every Sunday when I leave church I feel good. Also, I want to have the Holy Spirit by my side. I want to get baptized because I want to give my life to Jesus to lead me on the right path in life. After I found Jesus I have been really happy and not as stressed as before.
Lesly R.
Life before finding myself in Christ was uneventful. My days weren’t filled with any belief, guidance, structure, discipline, care, calm nor peace . My routine consisted of waking up- work- smoke- eat and sleep . Over and over again. Despite wanting to be a better mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt I chose to be selfish and live numb to the world around me only caring about what I needed or wanted for myself or my daughter. If it didn’t lead with me or I, I wasn’t interested . I chose to push everyone who loved me away. I took my job for granted, I took my miracle baby that I silently prayed for... for granted, I didn’t value the man who would put me and my daughter first always, then just like that everything began to crumble inside my heart and all around me. On one of my darkest days I found BP on Google and drove there. I sat in my car and just cried. I begged for clarity and at that moment I knew what I needed. Jesus showed me my life and what I could change, my husband guided me and I followed and chose to dive in head first. I quit smoking, I separated myself from worldly people, music and old habits . However, always remembering only Jesus was perfect I often fail, never forgetting that every experience just bring me closer to God. I now try to live each day led by faith, compassion, patience, love and gratitude. We are living life with Christ now and I can’t wait to share this beautiful journey with the BP family .
Miranda S.
Before Jesus, my life was lonely, messy, and confusing. Since Jesus has entered my life, I can feel my heart posture changing. I view life differently and see His miracles everywhere. I still have so much work to do, but I am committed to this journey of becoming more like Jesus.
Dominique S.
I’d like to be baptized again, because as a child you don’t understand the true meaning of what it means to give your life to Christ.
I now understand that giving my life to Christ means dying to the flesh & living according to God's will. I grew up Christian going to church, but not consistently enough to gain the spiritual understanding I truly needed.
It wasn’t until I had that “aha!” moment, when I reflected on my past ways of sin that I realized God was calling me back home.
Today, I'm consistent in my walk with Christ attending church, reading my Bible, and turning away from worldly living. It gives me peace in knowing that whether it’s a up or down kind of day God has already "been there, done that." All I have to do is turn to Him, and He will lead the way.
In my journey, I’ve truly witnessed the good works of God. So as in Psalm 107:1 I’d like to say “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
Ricky T.
Nick T.
Always wanted to be baptized never felt ready, and kind of realized I’d never really be ready so I wanted to be baptized to really take some steps forward.
