Site of wedding ceremony
performed
by Rev. McElroy, WCM Administrator (Yosemite National Park, Valley
Chapel).
World
Christianship Ministries
We give you
authority to do legal wedding and marriage ceremonies.
Have your own marriage ministry if
you wish. Do the wedding ceremony for a friend or relative.
After you receive ordination from
World
Christianship
Ministries you will have the authority to do what thousands of people
we
ordained are now doing, perform a wedding ceremony. This is a
wonderful
opportunity to earn extra money to support yourself and family and your
ministry. World Christianship Ministries has extensive experience
in performing legal wedding ceremonies and we will share that knowledge
with you! No other internet ministry or internet church has the
experience
of doing "hands on" wedding ceremonies like World Christianship
Ministries.
So don't wait, you can have the legal authority to be a wedding
minister, marriage minister or wedding officiant, marriage officiant
for the
rest
of your life and do Christian Marriages. Perform the legal wedding
ceremony for friends and family.
Begin your own wedding chapel
There are three types of wedding ceremonies and all three are easy for you to do. They are:
Begin your own marriage ministry working from your home or apartment
Perform the wedding ceremony for a relative or friend
It costs next to nothing to begin doing weddingsThe Simple Ceremony ..... couples who basically just want to be pronounced as husband and wife.
Our Marriage Minister's Handbook will give you easy to understand step by step instructions on how to conduct all 3 types of wedding ceremonies. Ordination by World Christianship Ministries will give you the legal authority to do weddings. Also, after being ordained by WCM you may call this ministry at any time if you have a questions about doing a ceremony.
The Informal Ceremony ..... couples who wish to have their wedding at their home, garden, park, or special location.
The Formal Ceremony ..... couples who wish a more formal setting in a church or hall, etc.
For more information on applying, click on the Blue "Appy Now" box below.
Pictured above is Minister Powell of Arizona
and one of the 15 happy couples he has joined in marriage.Rev. Powell writes: "I performed 15 wedding last year, and currently have a one on one ministry. Your credentials and handbooks have been an inspiration, and God is using me in ways I never thought possible."
Question: How many wedding ceremonies has the Administrator/Bishop of World Christianship Ministries done himself?
Answer: Rev. McElroy has performed over 2,000 marriage ceremonies in homes, gardens, parks, halls, churches, national parks, at the ocean, in the mountains, at places of business and even on horseback.
Question: How much of an offering should I ask for doing a marriage ceremony?
Answer: Generally this is up to you. On the average you might request an offering of $50 to $200 or more for doing a wedding ceremony depending on the size of the town or city, and whether or not it is a simple or formal ceremony.
Question: Do I have to have a church to do weddings?
Answer: No, you do not need a physical church in order to do weddings. You may work from your home if you wish. Also, many of the people we ordain have family that get involved in the weddings by providing services like photographs, flowers and such. There are many possibilities for family members who are creative.
Question: Will I be able to do weddings in all states?
Answer: Yes, you may perform legal weddings in all states as an ordained or licensed minister (clergy). A few states require you to have an actual congregation first and a few will require you to file a copy of your certificate of ordination, ordination certificate, with the marriage license office, or other office, before doing a wedding. Nevada requires your ministry to be established formally (with a congregation) before you get permission to do weddings. New York City requires you to formally establish your ministry in "unconstitutional ways" before they give permission to do legal marriages. The rest of New York state goes by different rules. Most of the states require nothing except that you be ordained or licensed and properly complete the marriage license after the ceremony and file it timely back with the county. If you live in Canada it is not easy to get permission to do weddings there as their laws are much different than the USA.
Question: I would like to have my relative ordained just to do my wedding ceremony. Can this be done?
Answer: Of course your relative (or friend) can be ordained and do your ceremony. And, since we ordain individuals for life your relative (or friend) will always have the authority to perform a legal marriage ceremony and (or) begin a Christian ministry if they wish to do so.
Question: Is it as easy to do weddings in Canada as it is in the USA?
Answer: Unfortunately doing weddings in Canada is not as easy as the USA. In Canada you must establish your new independent church or ministry the way the province wishes before they give you permission to do weddings. This may involve incorporating your church or ministry's name, having a congregation and meeting place and more. The feedback we have from people that finally got authority to do weddings in Canada was that it took a long time and was a real headache. Other aspects of beginning a ministry or church in Canada should not be much of a problem as there is still a little "freedom of religion" left in Canada.
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