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First view the
‘Dexter UMC Wedding
Policy’ & ‘Wedding
Information Form’:
Go to ‘Members
Library’ tab, drop
down menu to ‘Online
Church Forms.’ At
the bottom you will
find
-WEDDING POLICY,
NON-MEMBERS of
Dexter UMC’
-‘WEDDING POLICY,
MEMBERS of Dexter UMC’
-‘WEDDING
INFORMATION FORM’ –
The document to be
sent to office with
your deposit.
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Call the
Dexter UMC
office
(734-426-8480):
Our office staff
will check the
church calendar to
determine if your
date is available. If the date is
open, your
request
will be presented to
our pastoral staff
during our weekly
staff meeting. You
will receive a
follow up call
from
our office, and
informed as to their
availability.
-
Scheduling
your wedding
date:
If we are able
to host your
wedding, you
should return
the ‘WEDDING
INFORMATION
FORM’ to 7643
Huron River
Drive, Dexter,
MI 48130 with
your deposit
check made out
to ‘Dexter
United Methodist
Church.’ This
secures your
date on our
calendar.
(please note,
until a deposit
is received it
is not added to
our church
calendar)
- Dexter UMC
Member: $150 Deposit
– paid for Sanctuary
Fee & Custodial
Services
- Non-Member: $500
Deposit – paid for
Sanctuary Fee,
Pastoral Services &
Custodial Services
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Preparing for
your wedding:
- Talk to the
pastor before
plans are made. Your first
session together
will be concerned
with your
preparation
for
marriage. Call the
church office to
schedule this
appointment
- Attending a
pre-marriage class.
(e.g.: either the
three session class
held twice a year at
Dexter UMC or some
other approved set
of classes such as
those offered by the
United Methodist
Church or Samaritan
Counseling
Services). The
Dexter UMC class is
scheduled for spring
and fall sessions.
- One additional
session between the
couple and the
pastor
should be scheduled
no later than one
month
prior to your
wedding.
