Donna Corum

Donna grew up in a Christian home, surrounded by faithful parents and grandparents. She attended church regularly, always believing in Jesus but not yet understanding what it meant to follow Him completely and proclaim the gospel through baptism. Since attending Fountain City Church, the Lord has been stirring her heart to take this step of obedience. As she was studying God’s Word, the Holy Spirit broke her heart with Acts 22:16 : “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized…” It was this verse helped her realize that baptism is an outward expression of a personal surrender to Jesus. Today she joyfully follows Christ in baptism, proclaiming her trust in Him as her Savior.

Logan Hall

When Logan was six years old, he began asking his mom how he could go to heaven. She sat with him and read from the Storybook Bible, explaining that Jesus is God’s Son who never sinned, but died on the cross in our place so that we can be forgiven and have eternal life with Him. That night, Logan believed in Jesus and put his trust in Him as his Savior. Over the years he has continued to grow in his understanding of what it means to follow Jesus. Today, at age eleven, Logan is being baptized to share publicly that he belongs to Jesus and wants to follow Him.

Emory Carter

Emory remembers feeling overwhelmed by her family’s move and the changes in her life. In the middle of that season, she realized her heart was longing for peace that only Jesus could give. While at Youth Group on a Wednesday night, she heard the good news of the gospel, that Jesus lived a perfect life, died on the cross for our sins, and rose again so we could be forgiven and have eternal life. That night, Emory put her trust in Jesus and gave her life to Him. Today she is being baptized to share that she belongs to Jesus and has found the peace she was searching for in following Him.

Kayla Carter

Kayla grew up in church and for many years thought she was saved. But at age 28, she realized she had never truly surrendered her life to Jesus. That was when she placed her faith in Christ and received Him as her Savior. For years she has carried the sense that she needed to publicly affirm the step she took when she truly trusted in Jesus. Today, with joy and conviction, Kayla is being baptized as a follower of Christ, celebrating the gospel, that Jesus died for our sins so we may be saved.

Carol Rudolph

Carol first surrendered her life to Jesus as a young girl and has known His love throughout her life. Over the years, there were seasons when she reconnected with Him in fresh ways, but recently she has experienced a deeper understanding of what it means to follow Christ. As she’s grown in God’s Word and listened to the testimonies of others sharing how the Lord has worked in their lives, she realized that baptism is a public declaration of full surrender to Jesus. Moved by that truth, Carol is now taking this step of obedience. Today she is being baptized alongside her husband Jeff to celebrate her faith in Jesus and her commitment to follow Him completely.

Jeff Rudolph

Jeff grew up in a Christian home and has believed in Jesus for much of his life. Over the years, however, he has come to understand that following Christ is not just about believing in Him but about surrendering every part of life to Him. Jeff says that his time at Fountain City Church has deepened his walk with the Lord and drawn him closer to Jesus than ever before. He now desires to live as a fully devoted follower of Christ. Today, together with his wife, Jeff is being baptized to publicly declare his faith in Jesus and his desire to follow Him, trusting the good news of our loving and merciful God.

Michelle Pritchard

Michelle’s story is one of God’s patience and grace. For many years she walked away from the Lord, angry and hurting, and went down a dark road. By God’s mercy, she has now been clean for thirteen years, and this week she proclaimed that she has truly surrendered her life to Jesus and found lasting hope in Him. She has experienced the love and forgiveness of Christ in a new way and is learning what it means to follow Him fully. Today she is being baptized to proclaim that Jesus has saved her, restored her, and given her new life. She wants everyone to know that the good news of the gospel is real.

Guido Fallerino

Guido came to the RENEW Conference carrying years of trying to make life work in his own strength. For a long time, he believed he had to earn his way to God, but no matter how hard he tried, it never brought peace. On Thursday night of the conference, as he heard the good news of the gospel… that Christ’s death and resurrection paid the full price for our sins… he realized that grace was even for someone like him. Guido says that in that moment he knew it was time to stop striving and to come home to Jesus. Today he is being baptized to declare his faith in Christ and the new life he has found in Him.

Dan Young

Dan first trusted Christ as his Savior the summer before his junior year of high school at a youth retreat, but he never followed that decision with baptism. Over the past few months, he has sensed God calling him to step up as the Christian husband and father he is meant to be and to lead his family in faith. Dan says he’s spent years living as a passive believer, “dragging around the corpse of my old self,” and now he’s ready to bury that old life and live fully for Christ. Today he is being baptized to declare his faith in Jesus, who died and rose again so that all who believe in Him may have eternal life.

Kylie Bounds

Kylie first began attending church in fifth grade after her mom remarried. Around age eleven she came to understand who Jesus is and, at a church conference in sixth grade, trusted Him as her Savior. Though she has walked with Jesus since that time, she was never encouraged to be baptized and didn’t fully understand the importance of this public declaration of faith until later in college.

For years, baptism stayed on her heart, but she never felt settled in a church where she could take that step. That changed when she came to Fountain City Church. Here she has found a Christ-centered community that has encouraged her, strengthened her faith, and helped her grow in God’s Word.

Over the past year Kylie’s relationship with Jesus has deepened, giving her a new confidence in Him and an unshakable desire to live fully for Christ. Today she is being baptized to joyfully declare her faith in Jesus and celebrate the new life she has in Him.

Mackenzie Harbin

Mackenzie says her grandmother was the greatest influence in pointing her to Jesus. She remembers her grandmother’s wisdom, Christ-like character, and humble faith, and how she consistently drew Mackenzie toward God when the world was pulling her in other directions. Over the years, Mackenzie admits she often felt lukewarm in her faith and at times wandered into things that were not what God wanted for her. Recently, she has come to a place of surrender, ready to follow Jesus wholeheartedly. Today she is being baptized to declare that she has been washed clean and forgiven through Christ, who died for our sins so we could have eternal life with Him.

Morghan Harbin

Morghan first came to know Jesus at a church service in 2015, but for several years her faith felt distant and inconsistent. While living in Dallas, she learned from a family she nannied for what it meant to spend daily time with the Lord and have a real relationship with Him. Soon after, she faced an unexpected pregnancy and felt uncertain about her future, yet God graciously met her where she was and began shaping her life and her family. Moving to Knoxville and becoming part of Fountain City Church has been a turning point, helping her grow in her faith and experience Christ in a deeper way. Today, Morghan is being baptizedalong with her husband to celebrate her new life in Jesus and her desire to follow Him together as a family.

Caden Harbin

Caden grew up in church, surrounded by believers, but for many years never fully committed his life to Christ. In college, his roommate, who led FCA, showed him what it truly meant to follow Jesus. After graduation, becoming a father opened Caden’s eyes to the kind of example he wanted to set for his son. This past year, finding Fountain City Church has been one of the greatest blessings of his life, strengthening his faith and shaping him as a husband and father. He and Morghan got married LAST SUNDAY and are committed to keeping God at the center of their home. Today Caden is being baptized as a declaration of his trust in Jesus and his desire to lead his family to follow Christ together.