• What to expect

    On the Sunday of your child’s dedication, bring your child into the service with you rather than taking them to children’s ministry.


    As a part of the worship service, the pastor will invite all of the participating family members to come to the front of the sanctuary. The pastor will introduce the dedication time and share with the parents, family members, and congregation a word about the commitment involved.


    The father or mother will have a brief opportunity to share what Grace Community Church and this opportunity means to them personally, before the pastor prays a blessing over the child.


    Each child will receive a Certificate of Dedication as a reminder of this special day.


    If you wish to have a family member photograph or video record the dedication, you are free to do so as long as it is not disruptive.


  • What dedication is not

    Baby dedication is not baptism. It is not a sacrament. It does not impart salvation to the child.


    The baby dedication service is a confirmation between the parents and the church to raise the child in a godly way so that when the child is old enough, he or she will be prepared to make their own decision about placing their faith in Jesus Christ.

  • What about infant baptism?

    One distinctive mark of the Evangelical Covenant Church is that it has refused to be divided over differences in baptismal theology. It honors and serves both those with a theological preference for infant baptism and those with a theological preference for “believer” baptism.


    Although Grace favors infant dedication and reserves baptism for when the child professes his/her own faith in Jesus, we do not restrict either practice. Rather our calling is to encourage you to earnestly search the Scriptures for guidance and to seek the Spirit for direction on how to personally believe and act.