Former HGTV couple Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa, who were married from 2009 to 2018 and hosted the hit show “Flip or Flop,” rarely open about their religious beliefs with fans.
But on May 18, 2025, as their nine-year-old son Brayden was baptized, they couldn’t help but share their excitement over the spiritual milestone, both giving fans glimpses of the ceremony and their post-service celebration with their blended family.
Christina Haack Called Son’s Baptism a ‘Special Day for Our Boy’
Haack and El Moussa, who share custody of Brayden and their 14-year-old daughter Taylor, both shared multiple videos in their Instagram Stories from Brayden’s baptism on May 20, including footage of a pastor dunking their son in a baptismal pool inside a church. Brayden wore a t-shirt for the occasion that said “Meet the new me.”
Haack wrote over a video of the moment, “Special day for our boy. So proud of you Brayden. We all love you so much.”
El Moussa shared a photo of he and Haack with Brayden, which she re-shared, and wrote, “Big day for Bray Bray!! Getting baptized today, proud dad moment 🙌”
In a video taken behind-the-scenes at the church before Brayden’s baptism, El Moussa asked his smiling son, “Where are going, Bray? Your baptism! You excited, bro? Let me see that face.”
“Come on, Bray, here we go,” he said as they climbed the stairs to the sanctuary. “It’s your big day, buddy!”
El Moussa wrote over the video, “No nerves, just excitement. The whole family is here to support Bray Bray on his special day.”
After Brayden’s baptism, El Moussa shared video from an outdoor family luncheon that included his second wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, and their two-year-old son Tristan, as well as Haack’s five-year-old son Tristan, from her previous marriage to TV personality Ant Anstead. Grandparents and cousins were seated around the table, and Brayden’s big sister Taylor was present, too.
What Have Christina Haack & Tarek El Moussa Shared About Their Religious Traditions?
HGTVHaack and El Moussa rarely open up about their religious backgrounds and beliefs, but their son attends a private, Christian school in southern California that’s connected with the Baptist church where he got baptized.
In 2017, El Moussa told Country Living, “I’m half Middle-Eastern, so (my name) comes from Middle-Eastern descent. My dad was raised Catholic in the Middle East in Lebanon and then Egypt. My mom’s from Belgium and my dad moved to Europe when he was in his late teens.”
That same year, both El Moussa and Haack shared that they were inspired by Tim Storey, a life coach who has an honorary degree from Bethany Theological Seminary, per his website, and founded the Congregation Family Church in 2015.
In May 2017, as he and Haack were in the midst of their divorce, El Moussa shared a Facebook photo from attending church with Storey and wrote, “Sundays are the best days 💙 Love quality time with the kids and of course church with Pastor @TimStoreyOfficial.”
“He’s changed my life,” El Moussa continued, “and so many others, for the better and can do the same for you!”
That December, Haack told Country Living Magazine that as part of her holiday plans, she was “volunteering with Pastor Tim Storey, serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission on Dec. 22. Giving all year round is really important to me, and especially during the holidays. I am so grateful that I am able to give back because there have been times in my life when I didn’t have anything extra to give, when I struggled just to make rent. Sharing the wealth is what the holidays are all about.”
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Former HGTV Couple Christina Haack & Tarek El Moussa Celebrate Son’s Baptism Together: ‘Special Day’