Every couple seeking to be married at Edson United Church must be lawfully able to be married under the laws of the Province of Alberta.
In instances where a couple chooses not to enter into Christian marriage at the present time, such common-law or cohabitating couples are welcome to meet with the ordained minister to discuss a ceremony to celebrate and bless their relationship.
Couples seeking marriage will book their wedding date twelve months in advance through the church office.
Marriage for Christians is more than a social sanction; it is a covenant made before God. The crucial question for the church is not what marriage is or has been in society, but what it ought to be.
Our relationship with God and with each other finds it basis in the idea of a covenant. A covenant is that unique and mutually agreed upon relationship with God, experienced by all who are claimed and possessed by God’s promises.
While not a sacrament, we believe marriage to be profoundly sacramental. Marriage is a means of God’s grace not only for the marital partners but also for their children and for the wider community.
It begins with God. We know God as faithful, loving, compassionate and just. We are called to embody this in our own relationships with each other. Relationships cannot thrive and grow in isolation. They need the encouragement, nurture, support and accountability of community. Thus, covenants of Marriage and Life Partnership are public. We celebrate such covenants in a worship service traditionally called “a wedding.”
Requirements for being married in the church: