Diff baptism but want to join local church
You can ask the Pastor if it is allowed. Some churches modify their policy for "on a case by case basis" for allowing you to join there...but it is after they have had time to really examine you and your life to see that you really are saved and showing fruit proof. See discussion . You can point to this audio example to the pastor of a church you are attending if that is your case, for considering your case. And ask him to contact that Pastor to discuss it further for guidance. Just know, it is not the norm, since baptism is a picture of a person showing "the death to self and raising to spiritual life; from death in Christ to resurrected in Christ showing the witnesses of the event that you are a new creation". If you decide to get baptized again but by immersion it gives you an opportunity to invite all the unsaved and possible false converts you know so you can share your testimony and ask the pastor to, (when you exit the baptismal pool), share a clea...