Wedding Policy

Purpose and Policy

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God and, as such, one’s biological sex is not to be rejected. (Gen 1:26-27.) We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one biological man and one biological woman in a single, exclusive, lifelong union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:I8-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4; Matt 5:28, Eph 5:3). The purpose of weddings at the Eureka Church is to establish stable Christian homes where Christ is honored as the head of the home.

In order to help prepare couples toward that goal, the following policies have been created:

1. Weddings will only be conducted for two Christians who have demonstrated the maturity & compatibility to have a stable, God-honoring relationship.

2. Usually weddings will only be conducted at least 6 months after the first meeting between the pastor & couple, unless wisdom would warrant an exception.

3. To ensure solid preparation for marriage, a minimum of 8-10 hours of premarital counseling sessions (plus assigned homework) are required with the pastor before the wedding. The date may not be set before the pastor feels this will be a successful marriage.

4. The pastor will not conduct a wedding between a Christian and non-Christian.

5. A wedding will not be conducted for a couple that is living together or sexually active unless they agree to separate and keep sexually pure until the wedding. Why? This is for several reasons, including to demonstrate genuine Christian life as #1 above & for making a stable Christian home.

6. You may have a pastor outside of our church officiate the ceremony with approval from Pastor Andrew.

Our facilities

The church sanctuary seats about 100 people comfortably. The annex may be used for overflow seating and/or reception.

Please read our building use policies as well as our Wedding Packet

To get started:

1. Contact Pastor Andy, who will then contact the wedding coordinator. The church’s availability is based on those who reserve the facility first. Your assigned wedding coordinator will then check to make sure the church and pastor are available, and then get back to you regarding approval.

2. Submit to our church office the application along with a $200 security deposit check (that will be returned if the facilities are not damaged). The rest of the fees (below) will be due one month before the wedding. Full refund if the wedding is canceled.

3. Meet with Pastor Andrew to set up premarital counseling sessions.

4. Your wedding coordinator will be in contact with you regarding church property use and planning of the wedding rehearsal & ceremony.

5. The fees differ for those who have Eureka Church as their home church and those who do not:

Fees

Inside Congregation 

• Church use, $50

• Custodial work, $50

• Sanctuary sound technician (approx. 4 hours for wedding & rehearsal), $100

• Reception Fee for use of multipurpose room and kitchen, $100

• Sound Tech (needs in other rooms), cost based on needs

 Total = $300

  Outside Congregation

• Church use, $100

• Custodial work, $100

• Sanctuary sound technician (approx. 4 hours for wedding & rehearsal), $150

• Reception Fee for use of multipurpose room and kitchen, $200

• Sound Tech (needs in other rooms), cost based on needs

Total = $450