Commotion as Two Worshippers Drown While Being Baptized by Pastor

There was panic at a river recently after a Pastor
of Shalom, a charismatic Christian movement,
reportedly got his church member drowned during
baptism.
Many charismatic churches in Africa perform
baptisms in rivers
Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two
worshippers drowned while being baptised in a
river near Rombo in the north of the country. The
two victims were overwhelmed by the current of
the River Ungwasi, a police spokesman has told
the BBC.
It is not clear how the pastor and the other
worshippers involved managed to survive, the
BBC's Odeo Sirari says.

They are members of a local church, Shalom,
which is part of the charismatic Christian
movement. Baptism in a river rather than in
church is seen as a way of re-enacting the
baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
The ceremony is a symbol of washing away sin
and the start of a new life.