Common passages include Psalm 127:3-5 ("Children are a heritage from the Lord") or 1 Samuel 1:27-28 .
The official RCCG structure is designed to be completed within , balancing worship with the formal act of naming. Opening Prayer
What sets the RCCG order apart is its . Unlike mainline Protestant dedications, RCCG services include aggressive prayers against “the destroyer” and “untimely death.” Also, there is no infant baptism—RCCG practices believers’ baptism, so the naming ceremony is purely dedicatory, not sacramental. Finally, the service is remarkably brief and orderly (usually 45–60 minutes), reflecting the church’s Pentecostal yet structured ethos.
