Child Dedication

What is Child Dedication?
Child Dedication at Common Ground is a practice where parents make a solemn commitment to raise their children in the way of Jesus. Our ceremony is a public recognition of the importance of the parent’s and church role in providing a nurturing and loving context where children can experience the Gospel. It is also a time where parents recommit themselves to their own spiritual formation.
 
What is the Preparing for Child Dedication class?
The Preparing for Child Dedication class is designed to allow for conversation and instruction around the following topics:
  • What Child Dedication is and isn’t
  • What the Bible says about parenting and what responsibilities parents have
  • How Common Ground seeks to help parents spiritually lead and train their children
This class is required in order to participate in a Child Dedication service. The one hour class will be held on a Sunday before the dedication at both sites (9 am at West and 12:30 pm at Midtown)

*Parents who attend the class once do not have to attend for subsequent children.

When is Child Dedication?
Child Dedication is limited to 5 families per service. Please find the 2012 dates below:

Dedication Date
 Registration Deadline
 Preparing for Child
Dedication Class Date
March 4
 February 20
 February 26
May 6
 April 23
 April 29
July 15
 July 2
 July 8

To register for the next child dedication, please click here. If your preferred date is not listed then it is already full.  Please select another Sunday.
 
What should we expect on the day of Child Dedication?
At the beginning of service, a pastor will make a few comments about Child Dedication to the parents and church community. Then the children being dedicated and their parents will be introduced. The parents will briefly share why they are dedicating their children, followed by the pastor praying for the families.
 
Additional questions about Child Dedication?
Please contact , our director of children’s ministry at CGCC-West, or , our director of children's ministry at Midtown.