Weddings

Other than your baptism, your wedding day may be the most important day of your life. In something of the same way as your baptism, it is both a dying and a rebirth. So it is a day which requires much thought and much prayer. At Southern Hills, we believe in marriage. We believe it in so much that we do not celebrate services of marriage without proper planning. 

We offer both pre-engagement (2-3 conversations) and pre-marital conversations without charge. You will find the six-session premarital conversations to be enjoyable and useful as you plan to spend the rest of your lives together. 

Marriage is God's good gift to women and men. As ministers for the Church, we will do our part to help you plan your wedding so that God is honored and that you receive the blessing God intended in creating marriage. We believe that marriage is a spiritual occasion and the activities of your marriage ceremony will reflect this.

Our experience has taught us that adequate preparation for marriage helps couples enjoy a higher degree of satisfaction earlier in their life together. For this reason, we only conduct ceremonies for persons who have received comprehensive pre-marital conversations. At Southern Hills, these are scheduled at two-week intervals. As you consider asking our ministers to assist you with your wedding, please allow a minimum of 12 weeks for the completion of these sessions.

There are no fees of any kind associated with any minister's service to you with respect to your wedding. This is part of the ministry to which God has called us. There are, however, fees associated with using the facilities of the congregation, even for its members. Facility arrangements must be made in writing. Click here to see guidelines for using our building.

If you have children of marriageable age who might wish to be married at Southern Hills, but may be unaware of these guidelines, you might consider sending them a copy or a link to this page.  As always, your inquiries about these guidelines are welcomed.