Child Dedication

We thought Christmas was a great time to dedicate our children to the service of Jesus Christ, which we did today in a ceremony at Bellevue Baptist Church. Many Christian churches practice Baby Dedication instead of infant Baptism. Our friend and neighbor, Wes Roberts (holding Benji) shepherded us through the process. He is an assistant pastor at Bellevue where we have been attending since May. The senior pastor, Dr. Greg Faulls (holding Trey Davey), presided over the service and offered a great message about Godly parenting. Granny and Pa were in attendance to help the family take this spiritual step. Christian parents who dedicate a child are making a promise to the Lord to do everything within their power to raise the child in a Godly way, prayerfully until that child can make a decision on his or her own to follow God. At that point, they are baptized by immersion.