Family Blessing Policy

Welcome, dear families, to City Centre Church’s Family Blessings. In this sacred time, we join hearts and hands to celebrate your precious little one and commit together to nurture their journey in faith.

  1. Commitment to Community

As parents seeking a blessing for your child, you affirm your desire to be an active participant in the City Centre Church family. We warmly invite you to regularly attend Sunday services and actively participate in our vibrant church community. Together, we’ll create a nurturing environment where your child’s spiritual roots can grow deep and flourish.

  1. Understanding the Blessing

Our Family Blessing is a beautiful commitment, yet it is distinct from baptism or any guarantee of salvation. Instead, it’s a declaration that your family will lovingly raise this child in the ways of the Lord, just as Proverbs 22:6 reminds us:“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” We believe this blessing strengthens the foundation upon which your child will build their life of faith.

  1. Parental Leadership

In seeking this blessing, you recognize that God has entrusted you, as parents, to be the primary means of loving, teaching, and sharing God’s Word with your child. Your commitment to guiding them in faith and character is foundational, and we stand beside you, ready to encourage and support you every step of the way.

  1. Scriptural Marriage

We believe that marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and a woman, as defined in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 further reinforces this teaching, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” As such, this blessing requires the parents to be married according to this scriptural understanding of marriage.

  1. Personal Faith in Christ

Additionally, both the father and mother should have placed their faith in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, recognizing the power of His death and resurrection for their salvation. This commitment will empower them to lead their child in the light of God’s grace.

  1. Church Support

City Centre Church is wholeheartedly dedicated to offering spiritual leadership and care for your family. We are here to nurture your child’s growth through biblical teaching, prayer, and the loving support of our church family. Together, we’ll help cultivate their understanding of Christ’s love and the joy of a lifelong relationship with Him.

We look forward to walking alongside you on this journey as you lead your little one in faith, knowing that together, our church family will be a source of love, strength, and support. May this blessing be the start of a lifelong relationship with God, rooted in His everlasting grace. Welcome to our City Centre Church family, where you and your child are deeply cherished.