What Is Child Dedication?
Child Dedication is a moment when parents make a public, faith-filled decision to raise their child to know and follow God. It’s about choosing to build your child’s life on a foundation of faith. And you want to know the good news? You can dedicate your child right from the start or just before they head off into adulthood!
The main thing is this isn’t about the child accepting salvation or getting baptized. It’s not even something the child is deciding to do. This decision is from you as the parent.
You’re saying:
“We’re choosing to raise our child in church, teach them about God, and do our best to lead them in a way that points to Jesus.”
It’s a way of saying, “God, we recognize this child is a gift from You, and we trust You to help us raise them well.”
It’s not about checking off a list, or being perfect. This is a line-in-the-sand moment where you decide, “As for me and my house, we’re gonna follow Jesus. And we want our kids to grow up knowing Him too.”
Wait—Is This Like Baptism or Christening?
Good question! And nope, it’s totally different.
While baptism is a personal decision someone makes when they’re old enough to understand what it means to follow Jesus, Child Dedication is all about your commitment as a parent.
Think of it like planting a flag early in the journey (before the toddler tantrums, before the teenage questions, before all the unknowns). You’re making a powerful declaration that says, “We’re inviting God into our parenting…and we’re asking our church to support us as we do.”
In 1 Samuel 1, we meet a woman named Hannah who longed for a child. She prayed her heart out to God, promising that if He blessed her with a son, she would dedicate him back to the Lord.
God came through!
She gave birth to a boy named Samuel, and when he was still a child, she brought him to the temple and said:
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him. So now I give him to the Lord.”
—1 Samuel 1:27–28
Talk about faith. Talk about surrender. Talk about next-level trust.
That’s the heart of Child Dedication.
Follow the link to Sign Your Child up:
https://app.easytithe.com/App/Form/0fca1b39-958b-4697-a081-a2661d2ef613