Hutterite Baptism

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38 

Hutterite baptism occurs when a person accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and wants to create a 'bund' (promise, covenant or pledge of allegiance) with Him. With baptism one also becomes a member of the Church. 

The ones who want to get baptized ask the minister of the church who then asks the members. If all agree that the person has shown repentance and is mentally mature enough to understand the seriousness and scope of baptism, that person then enters a probation period of seven weeks. Every Sunday afternoon they receive instruction and guidance from the Colony elders.

What I'll attempt to do is provide you with a snapshot of the weekly message we convey to these young adults. We try to make them understand that this is not something to be taken lightly, and if one is not ready to enter into a covenant with the Lord and be born again it would be best to wait till one is.