Child Dedication — Christian Life Assembly

would you like to have your child dedicated?

At CLA, we do wait until our children are old enough to believe and understand the true meaning of baptism before we baptize them, which is usually around the age of 8. We do practice Child Dedication. This ceremony is intended to be a covenant between the parents and God on the behalf of the child. The parents promise to raise their child in the faith until the child is old enough to make his/her own personal confession of Christ.

Child dedication symbolizes a parent’s desire to raise their child in the ways of the Lord. It often times is a public declaration as parents to set forth an example of righteousness and obedience to the Lord for the guiding of their children. We see this in 1 Samuel 1:21-28 as Hannah dedicates Samuel to the Lord and also in Luke 2:21-40 when Mary and Joseph present Jesus before Simeon.

Child Dedication

Parent/Guardian Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Phone

(###)

###

####

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Mother's Name

First Name

Last Name

Father's Name

First Name

Last Name

Name of parent(s) as you would like them on the certificate.

Child's Full Name

Please include Age, Date of Birth & Gender

Name of child as you would like it on the certificate (First, Middle, Last)

Is there anything special about your child/family that you would like us to share with the congregation as your child is dedicated? For example, does your child’s name have special significance?

Is there a scripture that is special to your family or your child that you would like to have read?