A powerful movement is afoot to encourage people worldwide to be baptized.
Mark Francey, pastor of Oceans Church in California, is the brainchild behind Baptize the World, an effort to rally people globally to publicly profess their faith in Jesus. Francey is inviting faith communities to join other “churches around the world baptizing as one on Pentecost Sunday.”
The preacher kicked off his baptism effort after feeling God impel him to rally people in California a few years ago. The result was Francey creating Baptize SoCal, a 2023 event at Pirate’s Cove, the location of the historic Jesus people movement captured in the film “Jesus Revolution.”
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Baptize SoCal yielded 4,166 baptisms and made national headlines — but that was just the beginning. Francey then moved on to do Baptize California the next year, which saw 6,201 baptisms. And, in 2025, Baptize America — a broader effort — yielded 27,858 immersions.
This year, Francey has his sights set much broader with Baptize the World, an event taking place on May 24. He told CBN News about the three-year journey that led to this moment.
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