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Group of 170 people baptised in sea at Devon beach

Group of 170 people baptised in sea at Devon beach

Thursday, September 10, 2026
THE baptism of 170 people in the sea at Bigbury-on-Sea, in Devon (right), made Saturday “an extraordinary day”, its organiser, Merlin Kraft, said, after people travelled from all over the UK for the service. They exceeded the number who turned up ...