On a sizzling Sunday morning, a few hundred people gathered at The Dwelling Place—an evangelical church in Anaheim that describes itself as “a community with a rich history in renewal and with a destiny to bring life to the city.”
Churchgoers trickled into the sanctuary as well-known worship leader Matt Redman—whose songwriting has earned him two Grammys in the Christian music category—led the congregation in worship.
A crowd of people later cheered as a dozen people were baptized in a pop-up pool set up at the front of the sanctuary.
Baptism, associate pastor James Renwick explained, is a symbol of renewal and transformation—washing away the old self and declaring a new purpose and commitment to Christ….