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Baptisms – March 2, 2025

February 26, 2025 | KSC News

Below are the testimonies for those who were being baptized on Sunday, March 2, 2025. We celebrate with them as they take this step in their journey with Christ.

9:30 am Sanctuary

Daniel Ecker

Hi, my name is Daniel. I’m 11 years old and I am in 5th grade. I asked Jesus into my heart at Camp Joy El when I was 10. I want to be baptized today to take my next step with God.

 
Ella Ecker

Hi, my name is Ella, I’m 9 years old and I’m in 3rd grade. I asked Jesus into my heart at a True Girl concert when I was 7. I want to be baptized today to show the world that I love God.

 
Paisley Haupt

My name is Paisley Haupt. I am in 6th grade and I attend CAMS South. I grew up in a Christian home and we went to church regularly. I became a Christian when I was around 5 years old. I was watching tv with my mom and we were talking about Jesus. She asked me if I wanted to accept Him and I said yes, so we prayed together. As I got older I struggled with anxiety around going to school and sometimes wouldn’t want to go.

Over the summer at Camp Joy El, I was questioning if God was actually there and if He was listening to my prayers. I talked to my camp counselor about it and she asked if I wanted her to pray with me. We read the Bible and prayed for God to give me reassurance.

Having Jesus in my heart has helped me deal with my anxiety. If I’m nervous about a test or something at school, I know I can always pray to Him and He will help me calm down. I also pray when I’m in situations where I don’t know what to do, like if my friends are fighting or people around me are making bad decisions. When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be friends with some kids who were popular but didn’t make the best choices. I knew I could pray about it and God would help me find the right friend group. With God, I know I never have to go through anything alone and He fully understands what I’m experiencing.

My relationship with God has brought me closer to the right friendships. I have built strong relationships with some girls at church. It feels special to me to talk to them about anything because they understand and share the same beliefs, so they’ll give me godly advice.

My relationship with Jesus has also made me want to share about Him with my friends who don’t believe.

I want to be baptized to show others that I am a Christian and to help lead others to Him by my words and actions.

 

Jaxon Smith

Hi, my name is Jaxon Smith; I am 11 years old.  I go to church every week because it helps me become a better man. I would like to get baptized because I want God to give me courage and strength. Last year I signed up for WyldLife to learn more about God and help me have courage to meet new people. I need God because He gives me courage to meet new people. I have been a Christian for a long time and plan to stay that way forever. I have loving parents (Dustin and Jeni Smith) a brother (London) and a twin sister (Kendall). My brother has already been baptized but Kendall and I are getting baptized today.  We were dedicated at King Street when we were babies.  God protected me when I went to middle school. I needed to make new friends and He gave me strength to talk to other people. I want to be baptized today to give me courage so I can talk to my friends about God and teach Christianity to them as well.

 
Kendall Smith

My name is Kendall Annetta Smith. I am 11 years old and I have been a Christian for quite a while. I started realizing that I needed God when I started middle school because middle school is hard and sometimes scary. So one night I was in bed and just thought, “How is it so easy to believe in God but most people don’t?” And God was just there and it felt like He said something to me like, “Keep believing” and in that moment, I just was like saying to myself, “You need Him.” I feel like I have committed to God a lot of times but they all have been kind of plain which is hard to come across. But now I feel like I have truly committed to God a couple years ago. Along with that, during a camp in the winter, me and my friends were talking about how God has changed us and how He has helped us throughout our lives. And that was so amazing because I needed someone to talk to about God.

Also, that night I prayed to God and I felt like we talked to each other and just told each other it’s going to be ok.  Along with that, I was telling Him how I have made bad choices and that I’m sorry and I hope He can forgive me. After that day I felt 100% amazing. I had the best service and I was singing and taking lots of notes. But at the same time it was hard to believe that God was there because in middle school there are going to be some friends that are bad influences like I had, and it was hard to try and get away from them. But now I have some of the best friends I can hope for. One example is Paisley; she has helped me and has been there when I needed her. Being a great Christian is hard to do and I need some of my best friends to do it. I want to be baptized today because I feel like it will help me be a stronger Christian.

 
Angel Shetler

My name is Angel.  I grew up in a Christian home, where I routinely attended church and Bible School.   As a teenager and young adult, I began to stray from the path of Jesus.  I found myself turning my back from him.  I was living my life for me and not for God.  I was drinking, smoking and in a toxic relationship.  Eventually, I found myself in a dark hole filled with depression and pain.  I had withdrawn myself not only from God but from my family and my closest friends also.  It was at this point that I knew I needed JESUS! This was my turning point.  I prayed and asked Jesus to forgive my sins.  I asked Him to be my strength, my rock and my salvation.  I asked Him to lead me out of the hole I was in and to give me the strength and courage to crawl out.  Jesus was there welcoming me with open arms.

I started growing in my faith and made many positive changes.  Then again, I found myself backsliding.  I was not attending church regularly and not putting God first.  Then, a family crisis arose.  I needed Jesus!  When I felt I had no control over the situation and no where to turn, I KNEW I could turn to Jesus.  I ALWAYS want to put God first and I want to continue to grow in my faith. This is why I’m taking this step today to show everyone that I am a Christian and as a symbol of my new life in Christ.


 
11:00 am Sanctuary

 
Brianna Carr

I grew up in a Christian home my whole life, surrounded by people who love Jesus, which I will forever be thankful for. When I was 8 years old my dad passed away from brain cancer after I think a 2 year fight. It was really hard to see, how that was something that God would allow something to happen and why He didn’t answer all of my family’s prayers. But God was slowly working.

He showed me how to stay strong in my faith though using my mom though. She showed me that God always has a plan and that you just need to stand strong in your faith and trust Him. Because of her influence I never gave up my faith I have and the relationship God has given me with Him.

God has helped me through so much since then. When I was getting panic attacks and was diagnosed with anxiety, His word was there to remind me I’m never alone, no matter what I go through. He’s helped me overcome most of my social anxiety I had and He’s given me amazing friends.

I got baptized at I think 10, but as I’ve grown my faith has too. I don’t believe I fully understood what being baptized was when I did it the first time, so I want to get baptized again to show that I fully believe that God is the best thing you can put your faith in.

 
Sarah Sullivan

Hi! My name is Sarah Sullivan. I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember. I accepted Jesus into my heart the day before Kindergarten. I knew about Jesus, God and the Bible before then, but I didn’t REALLY understand what it meant to be a follower of Christ. As I got older, I read the Bible with my mom before bed and I went to church. I realized I needed Jesus to help me become a better person and I need Him to help me do the right thing. I know that God loves me so much that He would send His Son to die for me and save me from my sins. And I believe that Jesus has the power to rise from the grave. Not even death itself can separate Him from me. I want to always follow God and worship Him because all He has done for me even though I am a sinner. I am so glad to be forgiven now. Since I have been a Christian and focused on Him more, I have been able to trust His plan for me and I have a feeling of hope that no one can ever take away. I want to get baptized today to show my church and everyone around me that I truly love God and am so thankful for all He has done for me.