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In the spirit

7/9/2015, 1:25 p.m.
Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses attend the first of the annual district conventions last Saturday at the Richmond Coliseum in Downtown. …

Wayne Rhodes, James Haney and James Rhodes perform a baptism ceremony.

Wayne Rhodes, James Haney and James Rhodes perform a baptism ceremony.

Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses attend the first of the annual district conventions last Saturday at the Richmond Coliseum in Downtown. More than 20 people were baptized during the convention, which has the theme “Imitate Jesus!” Four more Jehovah’s Witnesses conventions are scheduled at the Coliseum July 10-12, July 17-19, July 24-26 and July 31-Aug. 2. An American Sign Language Convention will be held Aug. 7-9 at the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 5607 Midlothian Turnpike on South Side.