NYTimes.com Article: Group Aims to Perform 1M Baptisms in U.S.

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The Baptists are expanding to the Northeast, from their now stagnant base of around 19 million members.

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Group Aims to Perform 1M Baptisms in U.S.

September 2, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS



NEWTON, Mass. (AP) -- Bobby Welch wore a new Red Sox cap and
carried the New Testament in his hip pocket as he set out
to evangelize in this staunchly liberal New England city.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Baptist-Barnstorming.html?ex=1095161190&ei=1&en=832af6f3b5ae44a2


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