ULC - IN THE NEWS
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Collaborates With Chapel Hart
Did you know that Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church?
Source: The Music Universe
Organizations partner to distribute milk to community
The Universal Life Church collaborated with the South Texas Afghanistan Veterans Association in obtaining funds through a grant to help purchase gallons of milk to deliver to families in need.
Source: KGNS
The Doctors Found Their Perfect Date
The New York Times highlights a pair of doctors who dramatically scaled down their wedding due to the pandemic, with the bride's brother (ordained through the Universal Life Church) serving as the minister.
Source: The New York Times
Universal Life Church Ministries Declares November 3rd Universal Day
The Universal Life Church Ministries has declared that November 3rd, 2020 will be the first annual Universal Day, a new religious holiday devoted to encouraging prayer and community action among its ministers.
Source: PRWEB
She fell in love, and the dog approved
A couple brought together by their love of animals gets married in a ceremony officiated by a friend who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
FAQ: How to plan a wedding during a pandemic
Working on planning a wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic? Having an officiant ordained through the Universal Life Church is a great way of adding a friend or loved one to the ceremony.
Source: Axios Charlotte
Those Night-Shift Talks Were Easy as Pie'
he New York Times profiles a couple who met while they were working night shift at a warehouse and were recently married, with a college friend ordained through the Universal Life Church serving as the officiant.
Source: The New York Times
Next Stop: Marriage
The New York Times profiles a couple who had a friend get ordained by the Universal Life Church to officiate their wedding at a train station.
Source: The New York Times
They Passed the Long-Distance Test
The New York Times profiles a couple who were married in a Spanish-only Zoom ceremony officiated by a woman ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
Pablo Torre Wants to be Delicions & Nutritious
Pablo Torre, a famous sportswriter and personality on ESPN's Around the Horn, is also an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Barrett Sports Media
Former Detroit News editor juggled many hats but put family above all
The Detroit News honors its former editor Steve Pardo, who passed suddenly and unexpectedly in June. Steve wore many hats, including being an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The Detroit News
Tears in Their Pancakes and a Sweet Surprise
The New York Times profiles a couple who altered their original wedding plans due to the pandemic, including having a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church so she could officiate the ceremony."
Source: The New York Times
Welcome to Our Surprise Zwedding
The New York Times profiles a couple who arranged a surprise Zoom wedding in Central Park, followed by an 'official' ceremony the next day performed by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse urges "virtual weddings"
The Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse sent letters to governors of 47 states asking for executive orders to make weddings legally binding when performed virtually.
Source: WLUC
Church Petitions Nation's Governors to Allow for Weddings to be Legally Officiated on Zoom
The Universal Life Church Ministries officially petitioned governors in 47 states to allow weddings to occur via video conference in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: PRWEB
A Very Small Family Gathering Will Do This Time
The New York Times profiles a couple who expected to have a wedding with more than 300 people in attendance, but instead held a very small ceremony in the backyard of the groom's uncle and aunt. The groom's uncle, ordained through the Universal Life Church, was the officiant.
Source: The New York Times
Plan B: A Front Porch Wedding
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in last-minute changes to wedding plans all over the world. One couple had a ULC-ordained minister marry them on their front porch, and had their next door neighbors serve as witnesses.
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
They Found a Way to Get Married
Couples across the United States are finding ways to get married even while having to change their plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many are having small or virtual ceremonies officiated by ordained ministers of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
When Your Friends Marry on Zoom Because of a Coronavirus Pandemic
Couples are finding all kinds of unique solutions to changing their wedding plans during the COVID-19 pandemic. One couple had a friend ordained via the Universal Life Church and then conduct the ceremony via Zoom in front of friends and relatives.
Source: Quartz
An Impromptu Wedding, Social Distancing Included
Rather than postpone their big wedding plans, a New York couple had a small impromptu wedding in Riverside Park, officiated by a friend who got ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
