Matthew 28:19 — "Baptize in the Name"

Congregationalist churches affirm Matthew 28:19 as the Great Commission and the biblical basis for baptism in the Trinitarian formula. Baptism is administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The passage establishes both the mandate to evangelize all nations and the proper form of baptism. Congregationalists practice believer's baptism by immersion (or sprinkling in some congregations) and use the Matthean formula in baptismal practice. The passage is understood as Jesus' final commission to his disciples before the Ascension and is central to congregationalist missiology.