ULC - IN THE NEWS
All you need is love and a tailgate
New Jersey Herald reporter John Carlson, who recently became ordained through the Universal Life Church, presided over his first wedding in the parking lot at MetLife Stadium before the Jets/Seahawks game.
Source: New Jersey Herald
Tom Hanks Crashed this Couple's Wedding Photo Shoot in Central Park
While out on a jog, Tom Hanks ran into a wedding photo shoot and decided to join in on the fun. Hanks made sure to tell the bride and groom that he himself got his ordination online, in case they needed his services as minister.
Source: PetaPixel
To Debate, or Stay Off the Stage?
One of the frontrunners for senatorship from Arkansas is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The Arkansas Traveler
More Couples Are Asking Friends and Family to Officiate Weddings
New research indicates more people than ever are looking to family and friends to officiate their wedding, and having them get ordained through services like the Universal Life Church Monastery.
Source: Live Science
Bryan Cranson became an ordained minister for sky-high wedding
Actor Bryan Cranston, most famous for TV shows Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle, became an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church as a teen to help out a minister who was double booked for weddings.
Source: TV3
Nudity a way of life at campground in Hillsdale County's North Adams
The Rev. Dennis Bemis, the 66-year-old owner of Cherry Lane Nudist Resort, has been motivated and influenced by his faith, which he exercises in part as an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Lenconnect
Amanda Cowie, Alex Jansen
A couple who met at school at Boston College recently had their marriage announced in the New York Times. The service was performed by a minister ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
Pen pals, a lasting friendship born of pen and paper
A pair of old pen pals have been reunited, with one getting ordained through the Universal Life Church to preside over the other's wedding.
Source: Marin Independent Journal
'Extreme Lincoln buffs' to be married Saturday in foyer of Lincoln Home
A pair of Lincoln buffs is going to have what is thought to be the first wedding ever at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, presided over by an Abe Lincoln re-enacter who was ordained through the Universal LIfe Church.
Source: The State Journal-Register
Son of ‘Famous Amos’ Cookie Maker Mixing His Own Batch of Blues and Soul
The R&B and Blues singer known as The Reverend Shawn Amos got his nickname due to his ordainment through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Memphis Daily News
Survey: 40 percent of couples used a friend to officiate their 2015 wedding
A recent study reveals that more couples than ever before are having friends get ordained through sources like the Universal Life Church Monastery so they can officiate their weddings.
Source: Omaha World-Herald
Faith and Familiy: New Hope Baptist finds new minister
A new minister at a Baptist church in Roxie, Mississippi began his path to his position by taking online courses with the Universal Life Church.
Source: The Natchez Democrat
Falencik brings joy to work, roller derby
A roller derby star is bringing joy to her community in more ways than one, including as an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Argus Leader
Honor Flight No. 40 brings new sense of welcome for some veterans
Military veterans find peace in many different ways. A recent article profiles several veterans and what they are doing now that they are home, including one who ministers with an ordination from the Universal Life Church.
Source: Columbia Missourian
In the name of cannabis: Marijuana-based church holds first service in Lansing
The first marijuana-based faith and church have been established, and is being led by a pastor ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: MLive
More Couples Choosing Non-clergy Officiants for Nuptials
According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, more couples than ever are opting for non traditional wedding officiants, many of whom are ordained by the Universal Life Church.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Universal Life Church Releases Impassioned Official Statement in Response to Orlando Shooting, Calls for Significant and Immediate Gun and Safety Policy Change
In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 victims dead and 53 more injured, the Universal Life Church urged national leaders to take serious action to bring an end to gun violence.
Source: PRWEB
More Than Ever, We Need Secular Weddings - And Celebrants
There is a growing demand for secular celebrants at weddings throughout North America. One option is the Universal Life Church, which has ministers more than willing to provide non-religious ceremonies.
Source: Patheos
Promo Watch: Furry matrimony in Fresno
Parker T. Bear, the mascot of the Fresno Grizzlies (a minor league baseball team), recently became the first mascot to officiate a wedding. He received his ordination through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Minor League Baseball
For 20 years, couple has officiated weddings with a personal touch at The White Rose Chapel
Since the early 1990s, one couple has performed more than 2,500 weddings at their cottage and at other destinations, thanks to their ordination through the Universal Life Church Monastery.
Source: The Gazette
