Michelle Sanborn rests her head on her husband, Anthony Sanborn Jr., as they attend a worship service at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston on May 14. Sanborn was baptized during the service.

Sanborn holds an umbrella for his attorney, Amy Fairfield, as they attend a worship service at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston, where he was baptized during the service.

On April 13, Sanborn became the state’s first convicted murderer to be released on bail, pending a hearing that could decide whether he is innocent of the crime for which he’s already spent 27 years in prison.

Sanborn smiles after being baptized during a worship service at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston on May 14. He was baptized during the service by the Rev. Walter Henderson, who volunteers as a chaplain at the Maine State Prison, where Sanborn served 27 years on a murder conviction before his release while the case is reconsidered.

The Rev. Walter Henderson baptizes Sanborn. Sanborn said his faith in God and his wife's re-entry into his life were the most important things to happen to him.

Anthony and Michelle Sanborn hold hands during a worship service at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston.

Sanborn hugs Kay Page, of Sanford, during a worship service at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston.

Sanborn jokes around with Kay Page, of Sanford, after being baptized at Apostolic Christian Life Center in Thomaston.