ULC - IN THE NEWS - 2018
How to Officiate Your First Wedding (and Why You’d Want To)
The New York Times profiles the rising trend of people using services like the Universal Life Church to become ordained and thus officially authorized to perform weddings.
Source: The New York Times
What does dying — and mourning — look like in a secular age?
The trend of secular weddings that has been spurred in part by an increased use of ordinations through services like the Universal Life Church has influenced a new trend of secular funerals.
Source: Vox
ULC Church sues Clark County clerk to lift marriage officiant limits
The Clark County Clerk's Office in Nevada recently became the target of a lawsuit alleging religious discrimination for preventing ministers who were ordained online from presiding over weddings.
Source: Review-Journal
Friends, family do the honors at Long Island weddings
Recent weddings on Long Island were performed by friends and family members of the couple who were ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Newsday
Steven Tyler wants to marry Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin
Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler, an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, offered to do Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin's ceremony.
Source: Music-News.com
Florence scuttles ocean venue, but not wedding
Hurricane Florence interrupted a South Carolina couple's wedding venue plans, but the wedding was able to proceed in a new location, with the assistance of an officiant ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Altoona Mirror
BARTOW BIO: Cartersville local presides as 'The Atheist Officiant'
A resident of Cartersville, Georgia obtained his ordination through the Universal Life Church and now marries couples looking for secular services under the moniker 'The Atheist Officant.'
Source: The Daily Tribune News
Couples choose a revved-up Rally wedding while in Sturgis
Biker couples tied the knot in wedding ceremonies performed by a woman ordained through the Universal Life Church while at the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally.
Source: Rapid City Journal
Delta couple ties the knot in Sun Fest beer garden
A couple got married in front of family, friends and strangers while at the Tsawwassen Sun Festival beer garden. The ceremony was performed by a friend of the couple who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Delta Optimist
His Dating Profile Listed Reasons Not to Date Him. She Was Intrigued.
The New York Times profiles the way a couple met online on dating site OkCupid and ultimately had their marriage performed by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
Dearly beloved, this is why we are gathered here today
An AZ Central columnist describes her experience in getting ordained through the Universal Life Church and performing a friend's wedding.
Source: azcentral
Today's wedding ceremonies are no longer confined to just clergy, ship captains, mayors and justices of the peace
Online ordinations are becoming more popular for weddings, thanks in large part to the Universal Life Church.
Source: Reading Eagle
Michelle Preston, Brian Kim
The New York Times profiles the wedding of Brian Kim and Michelle Preston, who had their service performed by an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
They met at the Empire Mall. Years later, they had the first-ever wedding there.
A couple who met at the Sioux Falls Empire Mall recently had their wedding there, officiated by the bride's father, who got ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: Argus Leader
Ordained Milwaukee TV news anchor agrees to marry a local couple
A Milwaukee television anchor was ordained in 2013 through the Universal Life Church and continues to perform wedding ceremonies, including one recent wedding for a Milwaukee couple.
Source: milwaukee journal sentinel
How to Officiate Your Friend's Wedding
A GQ article provides an overview of how you can officiate your friend's wedding, recommending getting ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: GQ
Coral Dabarera, Eli Edelson
The New York Times profiles the wedding of Coral Dabarera and Eli Edelson, who were married by a minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
14 amazing facts about Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks
You may not have known that Stevie Nicks is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: Smooth Radio
Phoebe Jin, Yang Mou
A wedding announcement in the New York Times for a couple who had their wedding performed by a friend who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
5 steps to officiating at a friend's wedding
This article provides you with five useful steps for officiating a friend's wedding, including getting ordained through the Universal Life Church.
Source: KSHB
