{"id":145982,"date":"2026-03-23T14:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/145982\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:07:23","slug":"georgia-church-baptizes-400-in-one-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/145982\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia church baptizes 400 in one weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Michael Gryboski<\/a>, Editor Sunday, March 22, 2026\"Twitter\"<\/a>\"OneOne of 400 individuals baptized at the campuses of the Georgia-based Bethlehem Church on the weekend of Sunday, March 1, 2026. | Bethlehem Church<\/p>\n

A megachurch in Georgia baptized 400 people across its three campuses during worship services held over a single weekend.<\/p>\n

Bethlehem Church, a multisite church with an average weekly worship attendance of 7,000, baptized exactly 400 people at its campuses on the weekend of Sunday, March 1.<\/p>\n

The mass baptism came amid an eight-week teaching series by Lead Pastor Jason Britt about the Holy Spirit and His power and presence, according to comments emailed to The Christian Post by a Bethlehem Church staff member.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis spontaneous baptism was not planned for months in advance; rather, it was a prompting of the Holy Spirit that was placed on Pastor Jason\u2019s heart a few days before,\u201d the church spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeds had been planted for years, and that weekend was a harvest. What we saw was a culmination of many different points of connection: small groups, lunches and coffees, and meetings with staff members and other believers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spokesperson said Britt had been planning to preach a sermon on Acts 2, which describes the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came\u00a0upon the early Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt prompted, and I read it with fresh eyes. It says, \u2018Repent and be baptized,\u2019 and I felt like the Holy Spirit pressed that on me,\u201d Britt said, as quoted by the spokesperson. \u201cA Spirit-filled church is full of Spirit-sensitive people, and Spirit-sensitive people obey.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Bethlehem Church has held what it describes as \u201ca spontaneous baptism service.\u201d In August 2021, 114 people came forward to be baptized; over the course of last year, the church baptized more than 600 people.<\/p>\n

Regarding follow-up, the church staff member told CP that their \u201cheart is to always be walking with people through next steps\u201d and that \u201cwe want to disciple them in the weeks moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are offering multiple four-week follow-up groups, which many of those baptized have already started attending, with the goal of helping them understand their new identity in Christ,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also regularly offer opportunities for people to meet one-on-one with staff members or volunteers who can walk them through this discipleship journey. Finally, many of our existing small groups are writing letters to people who were baptized to encourage them and point them toward next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

The staff member said the church\u2019s \u201cdesire is for these individuals to be encouraged and empowered to open up their Bibles and see and hear from God, to get comfortable with prayer, and to start daily disciplines that encourage intimacy with Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

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