child dedication at the toronto pilipino sda church

Dedication of children to God was practiced in biblical times and is practiced today in many churches. Hannah dedicated her child, Samuel, to God and to the service of His house (1 Sam 1:27, 28). Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the Temple in "Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord" (Luke 2:22). The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is true to this practice and still follows it today.

The four basic purposes of the infant dedication service is to: 

• Thank God for the miracle of the birth
• To ask God's blessings upon the child  
• To dedicate he/she to God
• For the parents and family to commit themselves to raise the child to love Jesus and His word

The purpose of the ceremony is for the parents or legal guardians to publicly declare their intent to train their child to know the Lord. Proverbs 22:6 is often quoted: "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." God-parents are not required to participate. To begin the ceremony, the pastor will invite the family involved to come forward with their child(ren). This may consist of any or all family members present, close friends and god-parents, if applicable.

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Please complete the form below to submit your child dedication request. A pastor will contact you to discuss the details of your child's dedication.

Image Submission Guidelines:

• Gather 3-5 landscape format images of your child (no videos).
• Send the images to [email protected] at least one week before the dedication.

​For any questions, please reach out to Pastor Ruel Malabrigo at (647) 273-4625.