Gloria Dei values relationships very highly, especially the living relationship we share with Jesus Christ.  Contacting Gloria Dei concerning your wedding shows us that you value God's role in your wedding and marriage.  Our pastors strive to partner with couples so that they will experience the best Christian wedding and married life through counseling sessions before their marriage and support for the marriage relationship following their wedding day. In order for us to be able to provide excellence during the counseling and wedding service, we ask that those who are married here are members of Gloria Dei or are interested in membership here so that we can continue to partner with them following their wedding.

Covenant of Purity
Believing that the sexual relationship has been designed and intended for marriage, we ask that the couple agree to abstain from any sexual relationship until after the wedding. (1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11) Furthermore, believing that living arrangements that include cohabitation prior to the wedding is a compromise of your Christian witness, we ask that the couple agree to separate living arrangements until the wedding. (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)

If you are interested in learning more about having your wedding at Gloria Dei, you may contact Mel Neely at mneely@gdlc.org or 281.333.4535.