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ULC Minister Performs Mass Wedding at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

February 18th, 2013

Universal Life Church weddings have taken place in almost every location imaginable--from ski resorts to rock concerts, dance clubs, and even late night talk shows. They have been tiny and intimate, consisting of a single couple and their closest friends and f Continue Reading »

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Comedian Rob Corddry Performs a Wedding with ULC Ordination

October 19th, 2012

Another emerging television talent has joined the ranks of celebrity ministers who have become ordained in the Universal Life Church Monastery. Rob Corddry, a former correspondent for The Daily Show as well as the writer, director, and star of Adult Swim's Chi Continue Reading »

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Interfaith Ministers: Meet the ULC Staff

October 2nd, 2012

The staff at the Universal Life Church Monastery happens to be a microcosm of the diversity found in this country. Being as the church respects people of all faiths and backgrounds and allows them to be ordained, it is no surprise that people of different walk Continue Reading »

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Status of ULC Ordinations in the State of Tennessee

September 25th, 2012

ULC Ordination Status in Tennessee Update: March, 2018 -- We've heard reports that some county clerks in Tennessee are rejecting the ordinations of Universal Life Church ministers. If you have personally encountered any difficulties with a county clerk in Te Continue Reading »

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Soap Star Performs a Wedding as ULC Minister

August 27th, 2012

When we think about soap operas, we tend to think about marriages rocked by scandalous extramarital affairs, not stable, long-lasting unions marked by mutual respect and understanding. Even those who love soaps love a happy marriage, though. For Roger Newcomb, Continue Reading »

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Train Performs A Wedding With ULC Ordination For First Time

August 20th, 2012

If you've been reading the ULC Monastery blog lately, you'll recall that Scott Underwood, drummer for the pop band Train, got ordained in the online church to become a wedding officiant. We're happy to say Underwood successfully performed a wedding - his first Continue Reading »

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"The Bachelor" Host Gets Ordained to Perform Weddings

August 14th, 2012

Chris Harrison, host of the reality television series The Bachelor, has become the latest celebrity to perform a wedding using his ULC online ordination. Harrison got ordained in the church back in June and used his new minister credential to marry his T.V. sh Continue Reading »

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Washington State Secures Votes for Gay Marriage

January 25th, 2012

On 23 January, at a packed Senate committee hearing in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, the Legislature secured the last vote required to pass a pair of bills (House Bill 2516 and Senate Bill 6239) legalizing same-sex marriage in that state. There, Sen Continue Reading »

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Musical Comedy Features ULC Wedding Vow Renewals

December 23rd, 2011

By now most of us are familiar with the many unconventional ways ULC ministers have re-interpreted the traditional wedding ceremony. Often, this involves some form of performance art, from stand-up comedy routines to rock concerts. Now, one minister ordained o Continue Reading »

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