The Sanctuary Choir sings as converts are baptized after the morning worship service at Apostolic Church of God, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Apostolic Church of God, American, founded 1932
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 2005; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 12 1/4 x 18 5/16 in. (31.1 x 46.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two men submerging a third person in a baptismal font. Several men and women are standing below the font and dressed in choir robes. They have their hands raised. The wall behind the robed choir says “Jesus Christ Is Lord.” No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Christianity
- Photography
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Object number
- 2012.144.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




