Baby Dedications

NEXT BABY DEDICATION IS march 23 @ 9:30AM & 11AM

Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. - Proverbs 22:6

A person’s spiritual journey begins at birth, and Baby Dedications are the first religious marker in this journey; they set the spiritual trajectory of a child’s life for years to come. When parents dedicate a child, they pledge to raise their child in the Christian faith.

Space City's Baby Dedications take place as part of a regular Sunday worship service. In this service, we join together to read scriptures that remind us of the beauty and responsibility of raising children. After a cute slideshow of all the little ones, our pastors issue a charge of responsibility to the parents where the parents pledge to raise their child in a Christian home. The pastors then issue a charge to the church where the church promises to support these families in every possible way as they raise their children. 

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General Questions

  • Is a Baby Dedication the same as a Baptism?

    This is a great question.  At Space City, we believe a person should be baptized when they are older and can make a personal decision to follow Christ.  Since a baby cannot make and articulate that decision, we do not baptize them.  Instead, a Baby Dedication is a declaration by the parents to raise their children in a Christian home and a joint prayer between the church and the parents that this child would choose to follow Christ as they grow up.

  • What is the right age to dedicate a baby?

    At Space City, we are completely flexible on this.  Any age is good with us!  Most people dedicate their babies in the first year. However, there is still a lot of variety, and we have also had many cases where a family comes to faith and wants to dedicate their school age children.  This is great, too!

  • Can we do a different date for the Dedication?

    Sorry, but no.  The Baby Dedication dates are set in harmony with the broader church calendar.  Since we have dedications about four times a year, if one date doesn't work out, jump on the next one!