| Dear Engaged Couple:
Congratulations! May you experience the joy of God's blessing
on your lives. You must be excited with your marriage dreams
because there is freedom and confidence and delight in knowing
the mate of God's choice, the one you will give your love
and life commitment.
It's great to know that God cares about our relationships,
marriages and homes. Our Creator arranged the original wedding,
gave the counsel, and performed the ceremony in the Garden
of Eden. The first of Jesus' miracles was done at a wedding,
showing His commitment to marriage and to helping couples
start married life well.
Genesis 2:18 - The LORD God said, "It is not good
for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable
for him."
Genesis 2:24 - For this reason a man will leave his
father and mother and be united to his wife, and they
will become one flesh.
As ministers of Christ, His Church and His Word we serve
in many ways, and conducting weddings is one of our greatest
pleasures. After reading this, please call for an appointment
with one of the pastors to discuss your wedding needs.
You are aware, as we are, that while many marriages prosper
for a lifetime, others fall short of the anticipated joy
and beauty, and many come to divorce. Love and happiness
in marriage are not accidents we fall into or out of, but
are the results of two people understanding their God given
responsibilities and committing themselves to live as God
intends.
We believe that premarital counsel is essential for couples
to have the positive start they need in marriage, to prevent
the most common marital problems, to give help and hope in
solving issues, and to encourage Biblical principles as a
way of life. Pre-marital counseling will be required. Kenosha
Bible Church offers frequent pre-martial classes.
We, the ministry staff, are guided by God's counsel that
Christian believers are to marry one who "belongs to
the Lord," i.e. another spiritually reborn follower
of Jesus Christ. [1 Corinthians 7:39 & 2 Corinthians
6:14] This means that both of you have come to a point in
your lives where you have placed your trust in Jesus Christ
as your personal savior. If you don't understand this, we'll
be truly pleased to explain it more fully.
We require all couples married through our church to be
living a clean and honorable moral lifestyle prior to the
wedding. A "living together" lifestyle, while culturally
common, is contrary to Christian marriage values and morality.
[1 Corinthians 6:9-11 & 2 Corinthians 12:21]
If one of you has been divorced, please plan to openly study
and discuss that issue with us. Remarriage may or may not
be wise and is not always Biblically permissible.
We primarily perform weddings for Kenosha Bible Church members
and regular attenders who are committed followers of Jesus
Christ. However, we also may marry from outside the church
those who are seeking a Christian ceremony to begin a Christian
home. If you reside in this area after the wedding, we hope
you will make this your church home for worship, fellowship
and service.
A pastoral decision about performing a wedding also includes
his personal calendar commitments and the availability of
the church for the date requested. A church facility policy
is available separate from this general pastoral wedding
policy.
May God richly bless your lives with love, joy, peace and
happiness, and may he guide us together as we consider from
his Word that which will nurture a beautiful marriage.
Sincerely, In Christ,
KBC Pastors
Matthew 19:6 - So they are no longer two, but one.
Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
See also Procedure for
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