Baltimore Meetings Conclude With 14 Baptisms

The “Revelation Today: Hope for Humanity” evangelistic series concluded at Goucher College in Baltimore with a special evening baptism service celebrating 14 new members into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Additional baptisms will take place in local churches.

The pool area was crowded with church members from the Baltimore area who sang as the candidates made their way to the pool.

“It was an unforgettable scene as we gathered around the pool and witnessed the kingdom of God expand in the city of Baltimore,” says Jerry Lutz, retired Chesapeake Conference president.

The series was part of Reach Baltimore 2025, a joint evangelistic initiative of the Chesapeake and Allegheny East conferences, Columbia Union Conference, It Is Written and the North American Division (NAD).

G. Alexander Bryant, NAD president, and John Bradshaw, It Is Written president, co-preached the 21-part series covering Bible prophecy and Seventh-day Adventist doctrines, including the Sabbath, the second coming of Jesus, and the state of the dead.

Leading into the meetings, organizers hosted a free health clinic at the Miracle City church in Baltimore and a biblical archaeology seminar at Goucher College with Michael Hasel, professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology at Southern Adventist University (Tenn.).

Looking ahead, conference leaders are encouraging local churches to conduct follow-up Bible studies with attendees, while Bible workers continue pursuing hundreds of leads generated from the series. Another evangelistic series will be held at the Greektown Square and Event Center near the Urban Life Center in April 2026. A church plant is expected to be established in the area as part of the ongoing effort to strengthen the Adventist presence in Baltimore.