ULC - IN THE NEWS - 2018

Dec 13

How to Officiate Your First Wedding (and Why You’d Want To)

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The New York Times profiles the rising trend of people using services like the Universal Life Church to become ordained and thus officially authorized to perform weddings.

Source: The New York Times

Dec 04

What does dying — and mourning — look like in a secular age?

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The trend of secular weddings that has been spurred in part by an increased use of ordinations through services like the Universal Life Church has influenced a new trend of secular funerals.

Source: Vox

Dec 01

ULC Church sues Clark County clerk to lift marriage officiant limits

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The Clark County Clerk's Office in Nevada recently became the target of a lawsuit alleging religious discrimination for preventing ministers who were ordained online from presiding over weddings.

Source: Review-Journal

Nov 05

Friends, family do the honors at Long Island weddings

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Recent weddings on Long Island were performed by friends and family members of the couple who were ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: Newsday

Oct 31

Steven Tyler wants to marry Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin

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Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler, an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, offered to do Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin's ceremony.

Source: Music-News.com

Sep 15

Florence scuttles ocean venue, but not wedding

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Hurricane Florence interrupted a South Carolina couple's wedding venue plans, but the wedding was able to proceed in a new location, with the assistance of an officiant ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: Altoona Mirror

Aug 18

BARTOW BIO: Cartersville local presides as 'The Atheist Officiant'

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A resident of Cartersville, Georgia obtained his ordination through the Universal Life Church and now marries couples looking for secular services under the moniker 'The Atheist Officant.'

Source: The Daily Tribune News

Aug 08

Couples choose a revved-up Rally wedding while in Sturgis

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Biker couples tied the knot in wedding ceremonies performed by a woman ordained through the Universal Life Church while at the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Source: Rapid City Journal

Aug 08

Delta couple ties the knot in Sun Fest beer garden

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A couple got married in front of family, friends and strangers while at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival beer garden. The ceremony was performed by a friend of the couple who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: Delta Optimist

Jul 27

His Dating Profile Listed Reasons Not to Date Him. She Was Intrigued.

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The New York Times profiles the way a couple met online on dating site OkCupid and ultimately had their marriage performed by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Jul 22

Dearly beloved, this is why we are gathered here today

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An AZ Central columnist describes her experience in getting ordained through the Universal Life Church and performing a friend's wedding.

Source: azcentral

Jul 22

Today's wedding ceremonies are no longer confined to just clergy, ship captains, mayors and justices of the peace

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Online ordinations are becoming more popular for weddings, thanks in large part to the Universal Life Church.

Source: Reading Eagle

Jul 07

Michelle Preston, Brian Kim

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The New York Times profiles the wedding of Brian Kim and Michelle Preston, who had their service performed by an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Jun 30

They met at the Empire Mall. Years later, they had the first-ever wedding there.

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A couple who met at the Sioux Falls Empire Mall recently had their wedding there, officiated by the bride's father, who got ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: Argus Leader

Jun 28

Ordained Milwaukee TV news anchor agrees to marry a local couple

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A Milwaukee television anchor was ordained in 2013 through the Universal Life Church and continues to perform wedding ceremonies, including one recent wedding for a Milwaukee couple.

Source: milwaukee journal sentinel

Jun 13

How to Officiate Your Friend's Wedding

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A GQ article provides an overview of how you can officiate your friend's wedding, recommending getting ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: GQ

Jun 03

Coral Dabarera, Eli Edelson

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The New York Times profiles the wedding of Coral Dabarera and Eli Edelson, who were married by a minister of the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

May 22

14 amazing facts about Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks

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You may not have known that Stevie Nicks is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.

Source: Smooth Radio

May 19

Phoebe Jin, Yang Mou

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A wedding announcement in the New York Times for a couple who had their wedding performed by a friend who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

May 15

5 steps to officiating at a friend's wedding

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This article provides you with five useful steps for officiating a friend's wedding, including getting ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: KSHB