River Baptism

Tom Guyton and Pastor Mike Hollifield help bring Diana Draper up out of the water after her baptism in the San Marcos River during PromiseLand Church’s annual river baptism on Sunday. The church has baptized members of their congregation and interested passersby for the past four years in their Sunday ceremony. This year they conducted 95 baptisms in the waters of the river. Daily Record photos by Denise Cathey

Hands help cover Hector Pedroza’s nose and mouth as he is gently pushed under the water.

Before the baptisms start, volunteers and pastors join hands to pray as they stand in the San Marcos River.