Weddings at Immanuel
HOW DO I ARRANGE TO BE MARRIED AT IMMANUEL?
If you would like to be married at Immanuel, please contact the church office (641-585-3152) to discuss and reserve a date on the calendar. A wedding guidelines booklet with the appropriate fees and honorariums as well as all the planning you might need is included. Contact the church to have this mailed out to you to review. Pre-marriage arrangements are made with the pastor.
jaci@immanuelfamily.com
Marriage and The Church
We are pleased that you want to have your wedding in this congregation. The pastor(s) will work with you to make your wedding meaningful and to help you prepare for a fulfilling marriage.
Marriage does not belong exclusively to the church. While marriage is ordained by God and supported by the church, it is a social contract, governed and regulated by the state for the purpose of protecting individuals and providing stability to the social order. But to the Christian it is more:
If you would like to be married at Immanuel, please contact the church office (641-585-3152) to discuss and reserve a date on the calendar. A wedding guidelines booklet with the appropriate fees and honorariums as well as all the planning you might need is included. Contact the church to have this mailed out to you to review. Pre-marriage arrangements are made with the pastor.
jaci@immanuelfamily.com
Marriage and The Church
We are pleased that you want to have your wedding in this congregation. The pastor(s) will work with you to make your wedding meaningful and to help you prepare for a fulfilling marriage.
Marriage does not belong exclusively to the church. While marriage is ordained by God and supported by the church, it is a social contract, governed and regulated by the state for the purpose of protecting individuals and providing stability to the social order. But to the Christian it is more:
- We believe God ordained marriage to enrich the lives of husband and wife, and to provide a sound basis for family life.
- We believe God's intention for marriage is that it be a life-long relationship based on the commitment by the man to the woman and the woman to the man.
- We believe God's self-giving love and faithfulness toward us is the foundation of a committed relationship wife and husband.
- We believe God, along with the church, desires marriage to be a source of faith, joy, love, and fulfillment. Marriages rooted in God's steadfast love will be the most likely to experience these qualities.
The pastor who officiates at your wedding represents both church and state. It is our belief that bride and groom enter into God's gift of marriage by their promises in the presence of God, trusting that God will bless and support you as you work together to fulfill them. Thus, to be married in the church is to recognize God's intentions for marriage and to affirm them as your own.