http://www.ulchq.com/ordination.htm
Ordination is free - Certificate with gold seal costs $10.00
Check (online here if you want) for laws where you live.
In Florida (where I live) this satisfies the legal requirement
to become registered to perform weddings and such.
The ULC supports many faiths Christian and others
Let the uncircling begin ! (lol)
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting I am a Minister in the Universal Life Church. I think I can perform weddings here in Nova Scotia, too
ReplyDeleteWe should start a choir.
ReplyDeletesure - I love chorale singing
ReplyDeleteJames Bennett is actually a reverend, but in Canada there are stricter rules than just ordination... sigh.
ReplyDeletedo they vary provincially Jennifer Bennett where can I find the rules?
ReplyDeleteJames says he's sure you need a certain size congregation on top of the ordination. I remember looking into it years ago myself when I was considering taking a clergy program for another religion.
ReplyDeletewell, I wonder with the changing times of one could claim an online congregation/ :-)
ReplyDeleteIt may be easier just to become a marriage officiant to do civil ceremonies. Not sure.
ReplyDeleteI think Jennifer may be right. I've been searching like crazy and keep getting the same answer. Check with your local authorities. Become a Justice of the peace come up a lot too...
ReplyDeleteI have one of those from themonestry.org. Cost $25, performed a wedding with it
ReplyDeleteI was going to marry people on twitter ... would be so much easier on G+ :-)
ReplyDeleteOMG Arthur - you're a cult member? Everybody know that the (so called) "Monestery" is a splinter group. "makes sign of the cross" - I declare a holy war !!!
ReplyDeleteI have not yet had the honor of hitching anyone. How did you like the experience ? Do you wonder if they will blame you some day ? (lol)
I did it for a friend lol. It was weird but at least I was able to make sure the boring stuff went by fast!
ReplyDeleteBack in the 80's I went to the county clerk's office to help an atheist couple get a marriage license. They had asked me to officiate the wedding. The clerk asked if I was ordained. I said yes. The clerk ask who ordained me. I said god. She said that will be 10 bucks. I've done about two dozen weddings since then. The price has gone up.
ReplyDeleteexcellent Brad Snowder
ReplyDeleteOur county clerk does not get paid enough to have theological discussions I guess.
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