Central Church of God

Wedding Requirements

Officiating Pastors

A member of the pastoral staff MUST officiate at all weddings at Central Church. The couple may request which member of the pastoral staff they would like to perform the wedding.

Premarital Counseling

We believe that marriage is the most important decision that anyone will make in this lifetime outside of accepting Jesus Christ as his Savior. It is because of this that we believe marriage should not be entered into hastily but only after much prayer and counsel.

Central Church has an excellent Premarital Counseling Program that will assist the couple in facing many of the realities and challenges that are involved in marriage. All couples who are going to be married at Central will complete this program with their officiating pastor. The wedding date will NOT be officially confirmed until this program consisting of 6-8 sessions and outside homework is completed.

Special counseling for couples who have experienced a divorce may be recommended. Divorced persons should observe a waiting period of at least one year prior to a subsequent marriage.

We believe that premarital counseling is a vital part of our ministry at Central Church and therefore there will be no charge to the couple.

Wedding Director

Before you begin your premarital sessions, the church’s Wedding Coordinator will contact you to schedule an orientation meeting. At this meeting the Wedding Director will be discussing your wedding plans, as well as church policies and procedures. This is to help you plan your wedding but your wedding date is not officially confirmed until you have completed the Pre-Marital counseling.

Weddings, rehearsals, decorations and use of church facilities will be supervised solely by the church’s Wedding Director.