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Kansas Outline

Congratulations! If you've found yourself at this page it is likely that you are either planning to be married or have been asked to perform a wedding ceremony in Kansas. Ordained ministers of the Universal Life Church have successfully performed thousands of legal marriages in Kansas. The information provided below will walk you through the steps one must follow to become a minister and perform a valid wedding ceremony in the state of Kansas.

Quick Facts
  • ULC Ordination Accepted: Yes
  • Minister Registration Required: Sometimes
  • Minister's Residency: Irrelevant
  • Minister's Minimum Age: 18
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  • Marriage License Waiting Period: 3 Days
  • Marriage License Valid For: 6 Months
  • Marriage License Return Within: 10 Days
Regional Information

For more specific information about performing a wedding in certain parts of Kansas, choose a location below. If your area isn't listed, don't worry - just continue scrolling to review the helpful general information on this page.

1 How to Become an Ordained Minister in Kansas

If you haven't already, you should get ordained online with the Universal Life Church. Ordination is free and can be completed in just a matter of minutes. Thousands of legally valid marriages are performed by ULC ministers around the world every year. Begin the process by clicking the big blue button below!

2 Officiating a Wedding in Kansas

Next, you should contact the office of your local marriage authority (typically your county clerk). Let them know that you are a minister of the Universal Life Church in Seattle, and ask what they will require of you to officiate a legal marriage.

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3 Kansas Officiant Requirements

After you've contacted your marriage authority, you should visit our online store to purchase whatever documentation will be required. We typically advise ministers in Kansas to get an Ordination Package and add a Letter of Good Standing to her or his order. While Minister registration is not technically required in Kansas it has been reported to us that ministers ordained online with the Universal Life Church are often required to present proof of ordination to the county clerk before the marriages performed will be accepted as having been legally solemnized. As an added bonus, having this proof of your ordination will also provide peace-of-mind to any couple that you intend to marry. Additionally, please attempt to leave at least 3 weeks between the date of the wedding ceremony and your order, to ensure that you receive all of your materials in advance.

Marriage may be validly performed and joined in this state, after a license has been issued for the marriage. You will need to have mutual declarations of the couple to be joined in marriage, made before you, the ordained minister, and in the presence of at least 2 competent witnesses.

4 How to get Married in Kansas

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Kansas's Top Wedding Spot

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Now that you've done all of the above, you are ready to perform the wedding! Be sure that the couple has picked up their Kansas marriage license from the appropriate office. This license is valid for 6 months, and there is a mandatory 3-day waiting period between when the couple receives the marriage license in Kansas and when the ceremony may be legally performed. Please be aware that the signed license must be returned to the issuing office within 10 days of the completion of the wedding ceremony.

At the Universal Life Church we receive several calls from wedding officiants in Kansas, after they've received their license to marry by getting ordained online, asking for guidance on how to perform a wedding ceremony. Once the legal matters have been taken care of, officiating a wedding (while a sometimes-daunting task) can be a great deal of fun. We would suggest that new Kansas wedding ministers concerned about the ceremony peruse one of our helpful wedding guides. The minister training section of our website should offer a helpful refresher for more experienced ministers.

5 How to Hold a Wedding in Kansas

Have you been asked to officiate a marriage in Kansas? If so, there are a few things that are good to keep in mind. Summer weddings are popular in Kansas, but primarily among those hearty enough to brave the heat. If your couple belongs to that contingent, make sure you have a warm-weather officiant outfit handy so you don’t suffer in the sun.

   If the wedding will be held outside (or semi-outside, such as in a barn wedding venue), don’t forget to look at the forecast and dress for the elements. Springtime, especially, can be unpredictable and deliver unexpected weather conditions.

   Finally, you might be curious how much a wedding minister should charge in Kansas. There isn’t a simple answer, as fees can vary widely based on experience level, amount of involvement, and other responsibilities the couple might ask to be covered. Costs are also determined by geography; more urban areas that have higher costs of living will tend to present higher typical officiant fees that you might find in rural locales.

Kansas Marriage Code

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Kansas Marriage Code

Marriage in Kansas is governed by Chapter 23 of the Kansas Codified Statutes. Ministers who got ordained online with the Universal Life Church have successfully solemnized thousands of weddings in the state. Below, you will find that we have reproduced a relevant excerpt of this code.

23-2504."Solemnizing marriage; persons authorized to officiate. (a) Marriage may be validly solemnized and contracted in this state, after a license has been issued for the marriage, in the following manner: By the mutual declarations of the two parties to be joined in marriage, made before an authorized officiating person and in the presence of at least two competent witnesses over 18 years of age, other than the officiating person, that they take each other as husband and wife. (b)"The following are authorized to be officiating persons: (1)"Any currently ordained clergyman or religious authority of any religious denomination or society; (2)"any licentiate of a denominational body or an appointee of any bishop serving as the regular clergyman of any church of the denomination to which the licentiate or appointee belongs, if not restrained from so doing by the discipline of that church or denomination; View the Kansas Statutes on the official state site.

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Allen County

1 North Washington Avenue Room B
Iola, Kansas

Phone: (620) 365-1425
Fax: (620) 365-1429
Allen County website »

Anderson County

100 E. 4th Ave.
Garnett, Kansas
66032

Phone: (785) 448-6841
Fax: (785) 448-3205
Anderson County website »

Atchison County

423 North Fifth Street
Atchison, Kansas
66002

Phone: (913) 804-6060
Atchison County website »

Barber County

120 E Washington
Medicine Lodge, Kansas
67104

Phone: (620) 886-3961
Fax: (620) 886-5854
Barber County website »

Barton County

1400 Main, Room 306
Great Bend, Kansas
67530

Phone: (620) 793-1856
Fax: (620) 793-1860
Barton County website »

Bourbon County

210 S. National Street
Ft. Scott, Kansas
66701

Phone: (620) 223-0780
Fax: (620) 223-5303
Bourbon County website »

Brown County

601 Oregon St.
Hiawatha, Kansas
66434

Phone: (785) 742-2581
Fax: (785) 742-7705
Brown County website »

Butler County

205 W. Central
El Dorado, Kansas

Phone: (316) 322-4300
Fax: (316) 322-4387
Butler County website »

Chase County

300 Pearl St
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
66845

Phone: (620) 273-6319
Chase County website »

Chautauqua County

215 N Chautauqua
Sedan, Kansas
67361

Phone: (620) 725-5800
Chautauqua County website »

Cherokee County

110 West Maple Street
Columbus, Kansas
66725

Phone: (620) 429-2042
Fax: (620) 429-1130
Cherokee County website »

Cheyenne County

212 East Washington St.
St. Francis, Kansas
67756

Phone: (785) 332-8800
Cheyenne County website »

Clark County

913 Highland
Ashland, Kansas
67831

Phone: (620) 635-2813
Fax: (620) 635-2051
Clark County website »

Clay County

712 5th St., Ste. 204
Clay Center, Kansas
67432

Phone: (785) 632-3443
Clay County website »

Cloud County

811 Washington St, Suite H
Concordia, Kansas
66901

Phone: (785) 243-8110
Cloud County website »

Coffey County

110 S 6th St, Room 202
Burlington, Kansas
66839

Phone: (620) 364-2191
Fax: (620) 364-8975
Coffey County website »

Comanche County

201 South New York Avenue
Coldwater, Kansas

Phone: (620) 582-2361
Comanche County website »

Cowley County

311 E. 9th Ave.
Winfield, Kansas
67156

Phone: (620) 221-5470
Fax: (620) 221-1097
Cowley County website »

Crawford County

111 East Forest Street
Girard, Kansas
66743

Phone: (620) 724-6212
Fax: (620) 724-4987
Crawford County website »

Decatur County

120 East Hall Street
Oberlin, Kansas
67749

Phone: (785) 475-8102
Decatur County website »

Dickinson County

109 E. 1st St. Suite 306
Abilene, Kansas

Phone: (785) 263-3142
Fax: (785) 263-4407
Dickinson County website »

Doniphan County

120 East Chestnut
Troy, Kansas
66087

Phone: (785) 985-3582
Fax: (785) 985-2402
Doniphan County website »

Douglas County

111 East 11th Street
Lawrence, Kansas
66044

Phone: (785) 832-5256
Fax: (785) 832-5174
Douglas County website »

Edwards County

312 S. Massachusetts Ave
Kinsley, Kansas

Phone: (620) 659-3000
Edwards County website »

Elk County

1st Floor, County Courthouse
Howard, Kansas
67349

Phone: (620) 374-2490
Fax: (620) 374-2771
Elk County website »

Ellis County

718 Main St.
Hays, Kansas
67601

Phone: (785) 628-9415
Ellis County website »

Ellsworth County

210 North Kansas
Ellsworth, Kansas

Phone: (785) 472-4052
Ellsworth County website »

Finney County

311 N. Ninth St.
Garden City, Kansas
67846

Phone: (620) 272-3524
Finney County website »

Ford County

100 Gunsmoke
Dodge City, Kansas
67801

Phone: (620) 227-4550
Ford County website »

Franklin County

301 S. Main
Ottawa, Kansas
66067

Phone: (785) 242-6000
Fax: (785) 242-5970
Franklin County website »

Geary County

200 E. 8th Street
Junction City, Kansas
66441

Phone: (785) 238-3912
Geary County website »

Gove County

420 Broad Street
Gove, Kansas
67736

Phone: (785) 938-2310
Fax: (785) 938-2312
Gove County website »

Graham County

410 N. Pomeroy
Hill City, Kansas
67642

Phone: (785) 421-3453
Fax: (785) 421-6374
Graham County website »

Grant County

108 S Glenn
Ulysses, Kansas
67880

Phone: (620) 356-1538
Fax: (620) 356-5379
Grant County website »

Gray County

300 South Main Street, Room 104
Cimarron, Kansas
67835

Phone: (620) 855-3618
Fax: (620) 855-3107
Gray County website »

Greeley County

616 Second Street
Tribune, Kansas
67879

Phone: (620) 376-4256
Greeley County website »

Greenwood County

311 N. Main, Suite 3
Eureka, Kansas
67045

Phone: (620) 583-8121
Greenwood County website »

Hamilton County

219 N Main
Syracuse, Kansas
67878

Phone: (620) 384-5962
Hamilton County website »

Harper County

201 N. Jennings Ave, 2nd Floor
Anthony, Kansas
67003

Phone: (620) 842-5555
Harper County website »

Harvey County

800 N. Main St.
Newton, Kansas
67114

Phone: (316) 284-6840
Fax: (316) 284-6856
Harvey County website »

Haskell County

300 S. Inman
Sublette, Kansas
67877

Phone: (620) 675-2263
Fax: (620) 675-2681
Haskell County website »

Hodgeman County

412 E Bramley
Jetmore, Kansas
67854

Phone: (620) 357-6421
Hodgeman County website »

Jackson County

400 New York Ave
Holton, Kansas
66436

Phone: (785) 364-2191
Jackson County website »

Jefferson County

300 Jefferson St.
Oskaloosa, Kansas
66066

Phone: (785) 863-2272
Jefferson County website »

Jewell County

307 N. Commercial
Mankato, Kansas
66956

Phone: (785) 378-4030
Jewell County website »

Johnson County

150 W. Santa Fe St,
Olathe, Kansas
66061

Phone: (913) 715-3300
Johnson County website »

Kearny County

304 N Main St.
Lakin, Kansas
67860

Phone: (620) 355-6422
Kearny County website »

Kingman County

130 N. Spruce Street 3rd Floor
Kingman, Kansas

Phone: (620) 532-5151
Fax: (620) 532-2952
Kingman County website »

Kiowa County

211 E. Florida St.
Greensburg, Kansas
67054

Phone: (620) 723-3366
Fax: (620) 723-3234
Kiowa County website »

Labette County

501 Merchant
Oswego, Kansas

Phone: (620) 795-2138
Fax: (620) 795-2928
Labette County website »

Lane County

144 S Lane St
Dighton, Kansas
67839

Phone: (620) 397-2805
Lane County website »

Leavenworth County

300 Walnut St, Suite 106
Leavenworth, Kansas
66048

Phone: (913) 684-0421
Fax: (913) 684-0492
Leavenworth County website »

Lincoln County

216 E Lincoln Ave
Lincoln, Kansas
67455

Phone: (785) 524-4757
Lincoln County website »

Linn County

315 Main street
Mound City, Kansas
66056

Phone: (913) 795-2668
Fax: (913) 795-2004
Linn County website »

Logan County

710 W 2nd
Oakley, Kansas
67748

Phone: (785) 671-3654
Fax: (785) 671-3517
Logan County website »

Lyon County

430 Commercial Street
Emporia, Kansas
66801

Phone: (620) 341-3283
Lyon County website »

Marion County

200 S. Third St, Suite 201
Marion, Kansas
66861

Phone: (620) 382-2185
Marion County website »

Marshall County

1201 Broadway
Marysville, Kansas
66508

Phone: (785) 562-5361
Fax: (785) 562-2458
Marshall County website »

McPherson County

117 North Maple
McPherson, Kansas

Phone: (620) 241-8149
Fax: (620) 241-5484
McPherson County website »

Meade County

200 N Fowler St
Meade, Kansas
67864

Phone: (620) 873-8750
Fax: (620) 873-8759
Meade County website »

Miami County

120 South Pearl Street
Paola, Kansas

Phone: (913) 294-3326
Miami County website »

Mitchell County

111 South Hersey
Beloit, Kansas
67420

Phone: (785) 738-3753
Mitchell County website »

Montgomery County

300 E Main St, Suite 201
Independence, Kansas
67301

Phone: (620) 330-1070
Montgomery County website »

Morris County

501 W Main Street, Suite 12
Council Grove, Kansas
66846

Phone: (620) 767-6838
Morris County website »

Morton County

1025 Morton St
Elkhart, Kansas

Phone: (620) 697-2563
Fax: (620) 697-4289
Morton County website »

Nemaha County

607 Nemaha St
Seneca, Kansas
66538

Phone: (785) 336-2146
Fax: (785) 336-6450
Nemaha County website »

Neosho County

102 S Main, Room 102
Erie, Kansas
66733

Phone: (620) 244-3811
Neosho County website »

Ness County

202 W. Sycamore St. Suite 10
Ness City, Kansas
67560

Phone: (785) 798-2401
Ness County website »

Norton County

105 S Kansas, 2nd Floor
Norton, Kansas
67654

Phone: (785) 877-5710
Norton County website »

Osage County

717 Topeka Avenue
Lyndon, Kansas
66451

Phone: (785) 828-4812
Osage County website »

Osborne County

423 W. Main
Osborne, Kansas
67473

Phone: (785) 346-2431
Osborne County website »

Ottawa County

307 N. Concord St.
Minneapolis, Kansas

Phone: (785) 392-2917
Ottawa County website »

Pawnee County

715 Broadway
Larned, Kansas
67550

Phone: (620) 285-3721
Fax: (620) 285-2559
Pawnee County website »

Phillips County

301 State Street, Suite A
Phillipsburg, Kansas
67661

Phone: (785) 543-6825
Fax: (785) 543-6832
Phillips County website »

Pottawatomie County

207 N. 1st St.
Westmoreland, Kansas
66549

Phone: (785) 457-3392
Pottawatomie County website »

Pratt County

300 S. Ninnescah
Pratt, Kansas

Phone: (620) 672-4110
Fax: (620) 672-9541
Pratt County website »

Rawlins County

607 Main #F
Atwood, Kansas
67730

Phone: (785) 626-3465
Rawlins County website »

Reno County

Curtis State Office Building <br> 1000 SW Jackson
Topeka, Kansas
66612

Phone: (785) 296-1500
Fax: (785) 368-6368
Reno County website »

Republic County

1815 M St, Room 1
Belleville, Kansas
66935

Phone: (785) 527-5691
Republic County website »

Rice County

101 West Commercial
Lyons, Kansas
67554

Phone: (620) 257-2232
Fax: (620) 257-3039
Rice County website »

Riley County

110 Courthouse Plaza, 1st Floor, Rm B118
Manhattan, Kansas
66502

Phone: (785) 565-6200
Fax: (785) 537-6394
Riley County website »

Rooks County

115 N. Walnut
Stockton, Kansas
67669

Phone: (785) 425-6718
Fax: (785) 425-6568
Rooks County website »

Rush County

715 Elm St.
La Crosse, Kansas
67556

Phone: (785) 222-2731
Rush County website »

Russell County

401 N Main Street
Russell, Kansas
67665

Phone: (785) 483-5641
Russell County website »

Saline County

300 W Ash, Room 215
Salina, Kansas
67402

Phone: (785) 309-5820
Fax: (785) 309-5826
Saline County website »

Scott County

303 Court
Scott City, Kansas
67871

Phone: (620) 872-2420
Scott County website »

Sedgwick County

525 North Main St, Suite 211
Wichita, Kansas
67203

Phone: (316) 660-9222
Sedgwick County website »

Seward County

415 N Washington Suite 103
Liberal, Kansas

Phone: (620) 626-3375
Fax: (620) 626-3302
Seward County website »

Shawnee County

200 SE 7th St.
Topeka, Kansas

Phone: (785) 251-4327
Fax: (785) 251-4908
Shawnee County website »

Sheridan County

925 9th Street
Hoxie, Kansas
67740

Phone: (785) 675-3451
Fax: (785) 675-3487
Sheridan County website »

Sherman County

813 Broadway Room 102
Goodland, Kansas
67735

Phone: (785) 890-4850
Sherman County website »

Smith County

218 S. Grant
Smith Center, Kansas
66967

Phone: (785) 282-5110
Smith County website »

Stafford County

209 North Broadway
St. John, Kansas
67576

Phone: (620) 549-3295
Fax: (620) 549-3298
Stafford County website »

Stanton County

201 N Main St
Johnson, Kansas
67855

Phone: (620) 492-2140
Fax: (620) 492-1745
Stanton County website »

Stevens County

200 E. 6th
Hugoton, Kansas
67951

Phone: (620) 544-2484
Stevens County website »

Sumner County

501 N. Washington St, Room 101
Wellington, Kansas
67152

Phone: (620) 326-3395
Sumner County website »

Thomas County

300 N Court Avenue
Colby, Kansas
67701

Phone: (785) 460-4500
Fax: (785) 460-4503
Thomas County website »

Trego County

216 North Main
WaKeeney, Kansas

Phone: (785) 743-2148
Trego County website »

Wabaunsee County

215 Kansas Avenue
Alma, Kansas
66401

Phone: (785) 765-2421
Fax: (785) 765-3704
Wabaunsee County website »

Wallace County

313 Main
Sharon Springs, Kansas
67758

Phone: (785) 852-4282
Wallace County website »

Washington County

214 C Street
Washington, Kansas
66968

Phone: (785) 325-2974
Fax: (785) 325-2303
Washington County website »

Wichita County

206 S 4th St
Leoti, Kansas
67861

Phone: (620) 260-2560
Wichita County website »

Wilson County

615 Madison, Rm 214
Fredonia, Kansas
66701

Phone: (620) 378-4533
Wilson County website »

Woodson County

105 W. Rutledge
Yates Center, Kansas
66783

Phone: (620) 625-8610
Woodson County website »

Wyandotte County

701 N 7th Street Suite 323
Kansas City, Kansas

Phone: (913) 573-5260
Fax: (913) 573-5299
Wyandotte County website »