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Beginning a New Life Doesn't Mean Changing Your Name

"We didn't have to break the ice, but if the weather didn't warm up, I thought we'd have to,"said Pastor Jerry. "It was near 40 degrees just three hours before we got in the water." With that background, Eric and Holly Statt were baptized on June 8!

Baptism by immersion is a public ceremony that symbolizes a person's death and burial to one way of living and their resurrection to a new life. It's a celebration of a personal decision. Baptism isn't about joining a church it's about totally committing your life to Jesus Christ!

Eric and his wife Holly were not following Christ until last year when they made a decision to commit their life to Christ and asked Him to recreate them in His image and likeness.

Eric is the director of health and fitness at a large fitness center in White Bear Lake. Holly recently completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Minnesota and passed her state board examination for dental hygiene. After their baptism, there were plenty of warm hugs and a picnic, too.

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