10/30/20 FAVORITE BAPTISM MEMORIES #5 — How much water does a baptismal pool hold? How much does that water weigh? And, most important, how do you know if the structure you built is strong enough to support such a pool?

One weekend we were preparing to baptize several folks on Sunday morning. Later Saturday night one of my deacons called me at home in a panic. He said we had to postpone those baptisms. As they were filling the pool, suddenly the floor around the baptistery CAVED IN, sending tons of water onto the choir area and podium and also in the church basement below.

Several weeks passed. By the time we had the baptismal area rebuilt and reinforced, we had several more people needing to be baptized. Glory to God!