Our First Baby Dedication

We wholeheartedly believe that children are a gift from God and, as parents, the stewardship of that gift carries great joy and responsibility. God’s central role in the lives of parents and children is essential to growing and establishing a healthy and wholistic home.

Scripture offers an example of dedicating children to the Lord in 1 Samuel 1:11, 26-28, where Hannah vowed to dedicate her child to the Lord if He would grant her one. The Lord honored her request and she kept her vow, dedicating Samuel to the Lord. “…then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life” (1 Samuel 1:11).

As a Christian parent, when you dedicate a child to the Lord, you are expressing your reliance on God in your family life. You are extending an invitation for God to actively participate in your family’s journey. Moreover, you are surrendering your own aspirations for your child to align with God’s plans for them. It is a profound commitment to nurture and guide your child according to God’s teachings.

Special Guest Pastor John Tkatch was present, and he blessed the children who have not been dedicated to the lord. During the ceremony, we dedicated Pastor Val and Diana's daughter Sasha to the Lord, while also offering prayers for young mother Shelia and her son Kingston.