{"id":22543,"date":"2022-04-07T10:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivers.church\/ballito\/?page_id=22543"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:24:03","slug":"child-dedications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivers.church\/ballito\/child-dedications\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Dedications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rivers.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/07160746\/Child-Dedications-updated-copy.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .container --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- .overlay --><\/p>\n<p>As a church we don\u2019t believe in the practice of child baptisms but rather child dedication. Jesus himself was dedicated as a child and baptised as an adult and this is the model we follow at Rivers.Mark 10:16 \u201cAnd he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.\u201dDedication is the act of committing your children, and yourselves as parents to the things of God and trusting Him for guidance and the help you need as you raise your family.If you would like more information on getting your child dedicated you can fill out your information below and someone will be in touch with you.<\/p>\n<p>Full Name*Contact Number*Email Address*CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>&#916;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/row --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">As a church we don\u2019t believe in the practice of child baptisms but rather child dedication. 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