I have never seen a child dedication service Pilgrim .

As a former baptist I attended a Strict and Particular Baptist Chapel (so-called Calvinistic).

No such dedication ever took place and was never even mentioned . Not having been to an Arminian baptist chapel , I thought this dedication thing was practised among arminians- thats all .

I could have asked -"is that an American thing ?" as well .

Kindly stop worrying yourself about how I feel about baptists. I was one a couple of years ago so I probably know more than you think I do.

For the record - I'm the" heretic" in Bournemouth as most friends are baptists.

You really should not take everything I say as dogma Pilgrim , especially when I ask a question .

howard