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Here Comes Santa Claus: An Exclusive Interview With Our Most Famous Minister

December 16th, 2020

Santa Claus is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, and even performs weddings in the classic Santa outfit! We reached out to ask what life is like as Mr. Claus, and how things are different in 2020. Continue Reading »

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'Today' Host Hoda Kotb Officiates Zoom Wedding

April 27th, 2020

Universal Life Church minister and host of the Today show Hoda Kotb recently officiated a wedding via videoconference for a couple whose big day was canceled due to coronavirus shutdowns. Continue Reading »

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'Queer Eye' Star Jonathan Van Ness Officiates Wedding for Seattle Couple

June 4th, 2019

According to reports, Jonathan Van Ness got his ordination through the ULC in order to help couples legally tie the knot. One Seattle couple was lucky enough to call JVN their wedding officiant. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Celebrity Ministers | 1 Comment »

Report: Adele Becomes Latest Celeb to Get Ordained Online

April 10th, 2018

A report from The Guardian indicates Adele joined the Universal Life Church earlier this year to officiate a wedding for close friend Alan Carr and his partner. Continue Reading »

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Remembering Reverend Joan Rivers

September 5th, 2014

On the afternoon of September 4, 2014, we lost one of our most cherished Universal Life Church ministers, Joan Rivers. Joan passed away, at the age of 81, from complications encountered during vocal cord surgery. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Celebrity Ministers | 46 Comments »

Queen Latifah Performs “Same-Love” Weddings at Grammys

January 27th, 2014

The 56th Grammy Awards ceremony made history Sunday, 26 January when a mass wedding was held in conjunction with performances by several pop megastars. Continue Reading »

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Bobby Flay: Iron Chef Now Iron Minister

August 2nd, 2013

Bobby Flay, the celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality has recently garnished his already impressive profile with an exciting new status: ordained minister. Continue Reading »

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Inspiration for Seinfeld’s “Kramer” Becomes Ordained Online

July 15th, 2013

Imagine having your wedding officiated by “Kramer”, the quirky character from the hit 1990s television sitcom Seinfeld. Surprisingly, reality might not be so far-removed from fiction: it turns out Kenny Kramer, the real-life inspiration behind the fictiona Continue Reading »

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Pop Band Train to Perform Weddings Onstage with ULC Ordination

July 23rd, 2012

How would you like to be married on stage during a performance by your favorite band? Fans of the pop band Train will have just such an opportunity now that the band's drummer, Scott Underwood, is ordained. Continue Reading »

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Featured Minister - Rob Dyrdek

April 3rd, 2012

The ULC Monastery welcomes its newest celebrity minister - Robert Dyrdek! Professional skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek has become ordained as a minister of the Universal Life Church Monastery. Continue Reading »

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The Universal Life Church Ministries proudly welcomes all who feel called to get ordained, regardless of creed. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Pagan, Wiccan, Atheist – and more – to join our growing non-denominational congregation. Underlying everything we do is a simple core belief: that we are all children of the same universe.