Child Dedication
A joyful opportunity to thank God for your child and commit to raising them to know and follow Jesus, supported by your church family.
What is Child Dedication?
While Child Dedication is not a Biblical command, we believe it helps encourage parents to:
- Acknowledge their child as a gift from God. (Psalm 127:3-5)
- Publicly declare their intention to raise their child in a home that will cultivate Christlikeness to give their child an opportunity to know God through a personal relationship with Christ. (Deuteronomy 6:2, Ephesians 6:4)
- Affirm their total dependence upon the Lord. (John 15:5)
- Ask family, friends and the church community to prayerfully support and hold them accountable to these commitments. (Hebrews 10:24-25)
Important things to understand.
Child dedication will not save your child
Salvation is the free gift of grace given to a person once they have acknowledged their sin before a holy God and by faith have trusted in Christ alone as their substitute for the payment and forgiveness of their sins
(Ephesians 2:8-9, Act 4:12)
child dedication is not baptism for your child
Baptism is the public profession of faith that a Christian makes after they have repented and believed in the Gospel message. Once a child is old enough to understand their sin and their need for Christ, then he or she can make a choice to be baptized.
(Colossians 2:11-1)
Ready to dedicate your child?
Child dedications are held during our Sunday services at various times throughout the year. Complete the form below, and we’ll be in touch with details about the next available dedication.