Comments | solitaryteer: BIG church/pastor issues

solitaryteer

BIG church/pastor issues

Jul 11, 2006 10:24

I just got off the phone with a church around my house. I had e-mailed them yesterday just to see how we would go about getting married in their church. Instead of just saying “I’m sorry but we only married members” he said I was wasting my time even e-mailing him and he wanted to know where I got his e-mail address from, which I found on yellow ( Read more... )

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lobsteryou July 11 2006, 15:50:47 UTC

What church was it?

solitaryteer July 11 2006, 16:00:41 UTC

church of christ northeast. right accross from EDHS

lobsteryou July 11 2006, 16:03:05 UTC

I know the church but never been to a wedding there...try St. Veronica's, my former step-sister got married there and wasn't a member of the church. The pastor that married them was pretty funny & nice.

solitaryteer July 11 2006, 16:13:38 UTC

we cant get married in a catholic church. Neither one of us are caltholic and never done communion or anything like that. There is a church by the bell river we are prob going to use.

salymander July 11 2006, 16:19:39 UTC

Um, my dad's a pastor. You do NOT have to be a member of most churches in order to be married in the building. Typically, if you do have to be a member, the church will allow non-members to be married on the church grounds, rather than in the sanctuary. So, I have to say your story is very odd to me. What I would try is looking up more regular protestant churches such as Baptist or Methodist or even Adventist. Adventists always have tons of churches in every city and they'll marry anyone for a small church rental fee. Although, churches of any denomination usually require marital counceling with the pastor who marries you.

solitaryteer July 11 2006, 16:32:10 UTC

i thought it was a little strange that he was so rude. I just figured we would have to do counceling which is fine with me. I will check out the Adventist church thats around my house. Thanks for the tip :)

salymander July 11 2006, 16:34:03 UTC

No prob. We SDA's are usually pretty nice. Key word is usually.

solitaryteer July 11 2006, 16:37:17 UTC

SDA's?

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mygreeneyes24 July 11 2006, 16:47:01 UTC

Holy crap! That is unbelievable!!! I would be so pissed off. That is not even right!

funlovinsheena July 11 2006, 17:41:16 UTC

I have heard it all what is the world coming too????

solitaryteer July 11 2006, 17:45:19 UTC

i know. im still surprised

funlovinsheena July 11 2006, 17:48:41 UTC

I would be too geez!

depthofpassion July 11 2006, 20:12:05 UTC

That's disappointing to hear :( Stuff like that gives churches a bad rap.

On a random sidenote, your icon reminds me of Memoirs of Geisha--probably because I just read it this weekend :)

solitaryteer July 12 2006, 12:10:56 UTC

yea your right. How was the book I have been wanting to read it?