http://www.hymnlyric.com/presbyterian-and-non-denominational-churchceremony/ all your favorite gospel song lyrics Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:22:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.hymnlyric.com/presbyterian-and-non-denominational-churchceremony/comment-page-1/#comment-3248 TotalRec Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:44:04 +0000 http://www.hymnlyric.com/presbyterian-and-non-denominational-churchceremony/#comment-3248 Obviously something you need to negotiate. My husband is southern baptist (although I'm stumped about that as he's been divorced several times, but I digress) and I'm pagan. We were married by ...yes, you guessed it... a retired Catholic priest. It all depends on how negotiable the pastor is (keeping in mind that his higher ups may be dictating what is allowed). The Catholic priest in our situation was a family friend of many decades. Because he was retired, he is not under the same restraints an active priest is, thus the wedding didn't have to be in a church and it could be non-denominational. His only requirement was to include some christian stuff in it and I said, fine. Wasn't a big deal to me, but was to my hubby. My suggestion is to make an appointment with the pastor and discuss with him what ideas you have and how they gel with what is allowed by this pastor. You always have the option to go elsewhere and have either a non-denominational minister or a completely non-religious person perform the ceremony. Obviously something you need to negotiate.
My husband is southern baptist (although I’m stumped about that as he’s been divorced several times, but I digress) and I’m pagan. We were married by …yes, you guessed it… a retired Catholic priest.
It all depends on how negotiable the pastor is (keeping in mind that his higher ups may be dictating what is allowed). The Catholic priest in our situation was a family friend of many decades. Because he was retired, he is not under the same restraints an active priest is, thus the wedding didn’t have to be in a church and it could be non-denominational. His only requirement was to include some christian stuff in it and I said, fine. Wasn’t a big deal to me, but was to my hubby. My suggestion is to make an appointment with the pastor and discuss with him what ideas you have and how they gel with what is allowed by this pastor. You always have the option to go elsewhere and have either a non-denominational minister or a completely non-religious person perform the ceremony.

]]> http://www.hymnlyric.com/presbyterian-and-non-denominational-churchceremony/comment-page-1/#comment-3247 Mrs. Happy Wife a.k.a. Viv Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:25:31 +0000 http://www.hymnlyric.com/presbyterian-and-non-denominational-churchceremony/#comment-3247 Congrats! Yes, you can marry outdoors with a non-denominational officiant or with your husband's Presbyterian pastor. You can call a few venues and find out who are their suggested non denominational officiants. From there you can call and speak to different ones to find out how they would conduct the ceremony for you. You could also meet with his Presbyterian pastor and ask him if he could do a ceremony outdoors for you. This shouldn't be a problem. Protestant ministers do wedding ceremonies outdoors all the time. You and your fiance could meet with him and find out how the the ceremony would be conducted. Tell him if there's anything you would like to add. Usually Protestant wedding ceremonies are very simple...a reading from the Bible, vows, exchange of rings, pronouncement of marrieage. This should be in accordance with your non denominational beliefs. It isn't an actual "church service" and should only take about a half hour or less. Congrats!
Yes, you can marry outdoors with a non-denominational officiant or with your husband’s Presbyterian pastor.
You can call a few venues and find out who are their suggested non denominational officiants. From there you can call and speak to different ones to find out how they would conduct the ceremony for you.
You could also meet with his Presbyterian pastor and ask him if he could do a ceremony outdoors for you. This shouldn’t be a problem. Protestant ministers do wedding ceremonies outdoors all the time. You and your fiance could meet with him and find out how the the ceremony would be conducted. Tell him if there’s anything you would like to add. Usually Protestant wedding ceremonies are very simple…a reading from the Bible, vows, exchange of rings, pronouncement of marrieage. This should be in accordance with your non denominational beliefs. It isn’t an actual “church service” and should only take about a half hour or less.

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