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All Rights Reserved. Recognized Marriage Officiants. Who Can Perform a Wedding? Alabama: Wedding Officiants: Any licensed minister of the gospel in regular communion with the Christian church or society of which he is a member may perform marriages.
Also, marriages may be performed by the pastor of any religious society according to the rules of the religious society. Alaska: Wedding Officiants: The minister, priest or rabbi of any church or congregation in the state may perform marriages. Arizona: Wedding Officiants: Any licensed or ordained clergyman may perform marriages.
California: Wedding Officiants: Any priest, minister, or rabbi of any religious denomination, of the age of 18 years or over may perform marriages. Colorado: Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by any minister.
Connecticut: Wedding Officiants: All ordained or licensed clergymen belonging to this state or any other state may perform marriages as long as they continue in the work of the ministry.
Delaware: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained minister of the gospel and every minister in charge of a recognized church may perform marriages. District of Columbia: Wedding Officiants: Ordained ministers of the gospel may perform marriages.
Florida: Wedding Officiants: All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel in communion with some church may perform marriages. Georgia: Wedding Officiants: Any minister who is authorized by his or her church may perform marriages. Hawaii: Wedding Officiants: Any minister may perform marriages if they are authorized by their church to do so.
Idaho Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by priests or ministers of the gospel of any denomination. Illinois: Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by ministers of the gospel in regular standing in the church or society to which they belong.
Indiana: Wedding Officiants: Ministers of the gospel and priests of every church throughout the state may perform marriages. Iowa: Wedding Officiants: Ministers of the gospel who are ordained by their church may perform marriages.
Kansas: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained clergyman of any religious denomination or society may perform marriages. Kentucky: Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by any minister of the gospel or priests of any denomination with any religious society.
Louisiana: Wedding Officiants: Ministers of the gospel or priests of any denomination in regular communion with any religious society may perform marriages. Massachusetts: Wedding Officiants: Ordained ministers of the gospel may perform marriages. You must file a copy of your ordination certificate and a statement from the church saying that you are in good standing. Please let us know well in advance if you need a statement from us.
Michigan: Wedding Officiants: A minister of the gospel who is ordained or authorized by his or her church to perform marriages and who is a pastor of a church in this state, or continues to preach the gospel in this state may perform marriages.
Minnesota: Wedding Officiants: Any licensed or ordained minister of the gospel in regular communion with a religious society may perform marriages. Mississippi: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained minister of the gospel who is in good standing with his or her church may perform marriages. Missouri: Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by any clergyman who is a citizen of the United States and who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state.
Montana: Wedding Officiants: Ministers of the gospel of any denomination may perform marriages. Nebraska: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained clergyman whatsoever, without regard to the sect to which they belong may perform marriages. Nevada: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained minister in good standing with his denomination, whose denomination is incorporated or organized or established in the State of Nevada may perform marriages. New Hampshire: Wedding Officiants: Marriages may be performed by any ordained minister of the gospel who resides in the state and is in good standing with his church.
Ministers not residing in the state may obtain permission to perform a marriage upon application to the Secretary of State. Title B-8, 8B-8 New Mexico: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained clergyman whatsoever, without regard to the sect to which he or she may belong may perform marriages. These include: Various government officials ; a member of the clergy or minister who has been officially ordained and granted authority to perform marriage ceremonies from a governing church body in accordance with the rules and regulations of the church body; a member of the clergy or minister who is not authorized by a governing Church body but who has been chosen by a spiritual group to preside over their spiritual affairs; other officiants as specified by Section 11 of the Domestic Relations Law.
Ship captains are not authorized to perform marriage ceremonies in New York State. In cases where the denomination publishes a directory of its clergy, the registrant may show that he or she is listed in that directory.
Such confirmation can also consist of a certificate or letter showing that the registrant graduated from the seminary or theological school pertaining to the denomination. In cases where the denomination does not have such a directory, the registrant must show several pieces of documentary proof of authority. First, the registrant must present an ordination certificate accompanied, if necessary, by an English translation thereof. Ordination certificates issued by the Universal Life Church or its affiliates are not acceptable as evidence of clerical authority based on Ranieri v.
Ravenal v. County Second, the registrant must present a letter from his or her local congregation verifying that he or she is the pastor or associate pastor of that congregation, and that the congregation therefore consents to the registering of that individual. Lastly, if the church is incorporated, the registrant must present a copy of the articles of incorporation. If the church is not incorporated, the registrant must submit a statement as to the location of the house of worship, the reason for its founding, the number of trustees, the approximate size of its congregation, and how often it meets.
In cases where the registrant belongs to a denomination that does not have a directory and does not grant certificates of ordination or licenses to minister, the registrant must present a letter stating that he or she is the recognized spiritual leader of a congregation, and that the congregation therefore consents to the registering of that individual. The registrant must also submit a statement as to the location of the house of worship, the reason for its founding, the number of trustees, the approximate size of its congregation, and how often it meets.
North Carolina: Wedding Officiants: Any ordained minister of any faith who is authorized to perform marriages by his church may do so. In order to become ordained you will need to order an ID Card minister license. We offer ordination for three different terms:. Finally to qualify for ordination with the American Fellowship Church in the state of New York you must agree to the Certification, and our Code of Ethics.
While training is not required in order to become ordained with the American Fellowship Church, we do urge our members to learn more about being an ordained minister, therefore we offer a number of online courses that are self paced and written in plain English. If you are interested in training please see " Online Minister Training ".
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