Dedication of America
Pastors Rodney & Adonica Howard-BrownePublish date: 05/17/2026
Foundation Scriptures:
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Psalms 33:12 KJV
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:18-20 KJV
1. Arrival in Virginia.
a. In 1606, King James I granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in North America.
b. With explicit goals including the “propagating of Christian Religion” to the “infidels and savages” (per the First Charter of Virginia).
c. Three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, departed England on December 20,1606.
d. They carried 105 passengers and 39 crew members on the 114-day transatlantic voyage.
e. The expedition first sighted and landed at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on April 26, 1607.
f. They named the southern cape “Cape Henry” in honor of Prince Henry, son of King James I.
2. First Dedication.
a. A few days later, April 29, 1607, the settlers erected a rough wooden cross on the shore at Cape Henry.
b. Rev. Robert Hunt, the expedition’s Anglican chaplain, led a service of public thanksgiving and prayer.
c. Contemporary accounts describe this as the first official act of Christian worship and dedication on the new soil.
d. They then sailed up the James River and established the permanent settlement at Jamestown on May 13/14, 1607.
e. This dedication event is regarded as the spiritual “foundation stone” of English America; predating the Mayflower Compact (1620).
“We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the people within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to raise up godly generations after us, and with these generations take the Kingdom of God to all the earth. May this Covenant of Dedication remain to all generations, as long as this earth remains, and may this land, along with England, be evangelists to the world. May all who see this Cross, remember what we have done here, and may those who come here to inhabit join us in this Covenant and in this most noble work that the Holy Scriptures may be fulfilled.”
~ Pastor Robert Hunt, Chaplain of Jamestown, April 29, 1607
3. Modern Re-Dedication of America.
a. National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
b. This declaration serves as a contemporary renewal of the 1607 Cape Henry Covenant, spoken in the spirit of Rev. Robert Hunt and the First Landing settlers.
A Declaration of Covenant Renewal
We, the people of these United States of America, standing in the tradition of our forebears who first set foot on these shores at Cape Henry on April 26, 1607, and who on April 29 planted a cross and dedicated this land to God—do hereby renew and re-dedicate this Nation, our homes, our families, and ourselves, to the glory of Almighty God and the advancement of His Kingdom.
We dedicate this Land and ourselves anew to reach every person within these borders, and beyond, with the life-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We commit to raising up godly generations after us: children and youth who know the Lord, walk in wisdom and truth, and live with integrity in every sphere of society.
With these generations, we purpose once more to carry the light of the Kingdom of God to every nation, tribe, and tongue—that the earth may be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
May this renewed Covenant of Dedication stand firm for all generations, as long as this earth remains.
May the United States of America, in humble dependence upon God, be a beacon of liberty, justice, and righteousness to the world.
May every heart that sees the crosses and monuments of our history remember what was done here and may all who dwell in this land join us in this sacred covenant—that the Holy Scriptures may be fulfilled in our time.
We repent of every way we have turned from You, O Lord.
We ask for Your mercy, Your healing, and Your fresh outpouring of Your Spirit upon this land.
We declare America to be One Nation Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all—not by our own strength, but by Your grace and for Your glory.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit—the God who planted this nation and who alone can restore and revive it.
Amen.