As a child I was baptized and raised Catholic. As a teen I met Pastor Mike. He ran the Shepherds club and I still have my membership card. I had no idea he gave us the experience of Christian fellowship. I just thought it was a good experience for me, meeting new people and experiencing different beliefs. Over the years I simply stopped going to church. I always believed in a higher power, I just always felt like I never fit in anywhere.

"Sometime the year before last, feeling hopeless, lost, and divorced from the self that I knew and could love, I randomly asked my dear friend Kerstyn Desjardin if she believed in God, if she attended a church. I had no reason to suspect that she would answer that she did. I don’t know, even, why I asked, especially why I asked her. But she said that she did and answered my questions about it. I approached her about attending services at BridgePointe..."

Baptism stories from our summer finale. Read the stories of Steven DeFreitas, Britnie Dawkins, Peter Botelho, Nadi Meas, Clayton & Lori Nascimento, Cesar Nunez, Charlie & Debra Raposo, Sydney Rickey, Noah St. Dennis, Liz Toller, and Chris & Laurie Williams.

On Sunday June 11th, BridgePointe kicked off Summer Together at Bristol Town Beach. We had food, fun, caught up with friends, and had a chance to make some new ones. Five people made the decision to be baptized as their next step in following Jesus. 

Over the Christmas season, we had six holiday baptisms, one on December 18th and five on Christmas Day.  Here are their stories in their own words.