Denzel Washington has taken a giant step in cementing his religion … the Oscar winner has lately been baptized and obtained his minister’s license.

Test it out … the Hollywood star was baptized on the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in New York Metropolis on Saturday. Wearing a white gown and burgundy stole adorned with crosses, DW stored his head low as religious leaders dunked him into the baptismal water.

Alongside his certificates of baptism, the actor additionally obtained his ministry license, which might seemingly designate Denzel with the flexibility to carry out ministerial duties.

In reality, whereas being offered along with his new certificates, his minister informed the gang that Denzel was being acknowledged as “a member of the clergy of the Church buildings of God in Christ Worldwide.”

Pauletta Washington, Denzel’s spouse of 41 years, seemed to be within the crowd to help the actor as he launched into this new religious chapter. She was noticed filming the ceremony from her entrance row seat within the congregation.

Denzel is not the primary celeb to endure a later-in-life baptism … becoming a member of the likes of Justin Bieber, Kat Von D, Demi Lovato, Mario Lopez, amongst others — all of whom reaffirmed their religion by taking the religious plunge.