Does Jeremiah Wright's "Trinity United Church of Christ" denomination baptize their members?

[4Squarebaby]

livingwordunity:

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Originally Posted by 4Squarebaby

Chances are great that while he self identifies as Baptist he is not a voting member of a local church. I think most Baptist organizations are not open communions so he would not share in communion either

Let me emphasis that his Baptist pastor is the one who told him that he doesn’t ever need to be baptized.

I got that, he doesn’t “need” to be a voting member of the 2nd Baptist Church of (fill in city name here) to be saved. Although most Baptist will question his comitment should he not make a public profession of faith and ask for a beliver’s baptism by immersion in water.

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[livingwordunity]

I got that, he doesn’t “need” to be a voting member of the 2nd Baptist Church of (fill in city name here) to be saved. Although most Baptist will question his comitment should he not make a public profession of faith and ask for a beliver’s baptism by immersion in water.

He gave no indication that he believed he was lacking Baptist membership in any way. Again, this is based on what his Baptist pastor was telling him.

 

[ltwin]

He gave no indication that he believed he was lacking Baptist membership in any way. Again, this is based on what his Baptist pastor was telling him.

Many evangelicals don’t really care about this strange thing called the “membership role.” They just come to church, etc. If they have made a confession of faith after having had a conversion experience, they are a Christian.

 

[rfournier103]

It’s a fine chruch.

Jeremiah Wright’s “Trinity United Church of Christ” is not what I would call a fine church. Wright condemning the United States (using a word I’m not sure I can use here) in such an angry and violent way would never make a sympathizer out of me.

I am disgusted by him.

In the U.S. we may say whatever we like, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Or him.

 

[universityprof]

They are autonomous, but that doesn’t mean they have nothing in common with the rest of the UCC. A denomination where no church agreed on anything would be highly unstable and untenable.

I don’t find it strange that a church website does not mention anything about baptism. You can’t get baptized over the internet anyway. If someone wants baptism or know about what Trinity UCC believes about baptism, they can talk to someone from the church.

The UCC website states:

We believe that all of the baptized ‘belong body and soul to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.’ No matter who – no matter what – no matter where we are on life’s journey – notwithstanding race, gender, sexual orientation, class or creed – we all belong to God and to one worldwide community of faith. All persons baptized – past, present and future – are connected to each other and to God through the sacrament of baptism. We baptize during worship when the community is present because baptism includes the community’s promise of ‘love, support and care’ for the baptized – and we promise that we won’t take it back – no matter where your journey leads you.​

That is pretty strong language about baptism. It would be strange if member churches did not believe that.

What a great statement of baptism. God Bless them!