Bless You, Denzel.

Denzel Washington gets baptized, receives ministry license: 'It took a while, but I’m finally here'.

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Monday, December 23, 2024

Denzel Washington attends the "Gladiator II" TIFF Asia Premiere at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on Nov. 5, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. | Toru Hanai/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington was baptized at a church in New York City over the weekend and officially received his ministry license — an event he revealed was prophesied decades ago. 

The  69-year-old “Gladiator II” actor was baptized at The First Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ Eastern New York over the weekend, which livestreamed the service on Facebook.

“In one week, I turn 70. It took a while, but I’m finally here,” he said in an emotional address to the congregation following the baptism. FP.