Pastor
Beloved in the Lord, we have gathered here to dedicate this church which we have built to the glory of God. Let us now stand before the Lord and solemnly dedicate it to its proper and sacred use.
All Together
(Congregation stands and repeats responses)
Pastor
To the Eternal God our Father, Maker of heaven and earth, Author and Giver of life, who in the Person of Jesus Christ His Son, has made known to us the patience and power of His redeeming love, and who by His gracious Spirit is ever seeking to bring light into our darkness.
All Together
We dedicate this church.
Pastor
To the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, and to our belief that the principles of His Gospel will bring light, healing and peace to mankind.
All Together
We dedicate this church.
Pastor
For the training of youth and the building of character, for the giving of hope and courage to all human hearts, and for the teaching of morality, justice and righteousness.
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We dedicate this church.
Pastor
For comfort to those who mourn, for strength to those who are tempted, for help in right living, for the welfare of the home, for the guidance of youth, for the salvation of all people.
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We dedicate this church.
Pastor
For the furtherance of the world-wide mission of Jesus, for the encouragement of missionary endeavor at home and abroad, for Christian evangelism and education, for the promotion of social righteousness and the building of human connection in community.
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We dedicate this church.
Pastor
For the promotion of that Christian unity which sees beneath all formal difference a bond of fellowship, and endeavors to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
All Together
We dedicate this church.
Pastor
In grateful remembrance of all those who have gone before us, without whose sacrifice and devotion we could not have built, and with glad thought of those who shall come after us to enjoy the benefit of this which we have done.
All Together
We dedicate this church.
Pastor
That this may be for all people a House of Prayer, that all may be conscious that God is in this place, that it may be to them none other than the House of God and the Gate of Heaven.
All Together
We dedicate this church.
All
Now, we the members of this church and congregation, grateful for our many blessings, recognizing our complete dependence upon our Heavenly Father and hearing God's call to enter into further labor in His Name, do dedicate ourselves anew to the worship and service of God, and hereby dedicate our bodies as the very temples in which God truly lives by His Spirit together. Amen.