Veteran Hollywood star Denzel Washington has given his life to Christ and was publicly baptised to mark his new journey.
The Equalizer star revealed that his mom prophesied to him when he was 20 that he would travel the world and preach to millions of people.
The 69-year-old was baptized over the weekend at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ, located in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City.
He later received his certificate of baptism.
During the service, Washington was also presented with a minister license, which will allow him to be ordained in the future.
Reflecting on the momentous occasion, Washington said, “In one week, I turn 70. It took a while, but I’m here.”
Later in the service, the actor recalled a story from when he was 20 and was sitting in his mom’s beauty parlour when he encountered a woman named Ruth Green.
He recalled, “She said, ‘Boy, you are going to travel the world and preach to millions of people.
“She wouldn’t even spell the word prophecy. My mother wrote the word prophecy…50 years later. Look at God. If He can do this for me, there’s nothing He can’t do for you. The sky literally is the limit and there’s no limit to the sky.”
“To God be the glory. Hallelujah!” he continued.
“Anything I can do, I will do for this church, the Almighty. I just want to be in that number when the saints go marching in.”
