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Published: July 29, 2006
Baptists treading baptism issue
By Carla Hinton
Henderson Hills Baptist Church’s baptism proposal has made quite a splash this summer.

In June, leaders of the Edmond church asked the congregation to consider eliminating baptism as one of the church’s requirements for membership. Church leaders said the congregation is to vote on the matter today and Sunday.

The church’s senior pastor, the Rev. Dennis Newkirk , has said the church’s elders propose ...

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