Sophie Cunningham Gets Re-Baptized as She Signs New $665K Deal with Indiana Fever
Cunningham said she wanted to get baptized on her own terms ahead of a new WNBA season
Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever Credit: Michael Hickey/Getty; sophiecham/TikTok NEED TO KNOW Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham revealed she was recently re-baptized in Arizona Cunningham said she "got baptized when I was little but I was feeling a tug on my heart to do it on my terms as an adult" The Fever announced Sunday that they were re-signing Cunningham on a one-year, $665,000 deal Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham was re-baptized on her own "terms" ahead of the WNBA season. Cunningham, 29, shared the video of her baptism at Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria, Ariz. , in a TikTok on Wednesday, April 15.
"I got baptized when I was little but I was feeling a tug on my heart to do it on my terms as an adult," the Fever guard wrote in her caption. Cunningham said it was "such a fun, amazing day," and added, "Thank you Jesus" to her caption. Sophie Cunningham gets baptized Credit: sophiecham/TikTok Cunningham, who just re-signed with the Fever to play alongside Caitlin Clark for another season, has been vocal about her faith over the years.
Her pinned post on X reads, "everything happens for a reason is not in the bible but 'God promises to work all things to good for those who love him' is. Romans 8:28. " She also regularly re-shares content from faith-based accounts on X and Instagram Stories.
Last September, as the Fever headed to the WNBA playoffs, Cunningham shared words of encouragement. "God is moving and I think everyone can feel a shift," she wrote on Sept. 14, adding, "Stay in the word.