Weddings

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Bethesda Evangelical Church</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   |   </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bethesda Evangelical Church"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Traditional Worship"><U>Traditional Worship</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contemporary Worship"><U>Contemporary Worship</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Groups"><U>Small Groups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday School"><U>Sunday School</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Children"><U>Children</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Youth"><U>Youth</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music"><U>Music</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missions"><U>Missions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sports"><U>Sports</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seniors"><U>Seniors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Women"><U>Women</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Men"><U>Men</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sermons"><U>Sermons</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Care Counseling"><U>Care & Counseling</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Planned Giving"><U>Planned Giving</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Church Council"><U>Church Council</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Staff"><U>Our Staff</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heaven"><U>Heaven</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What We Believe"><U>What We Believe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Affiliations"><U>Affiliations</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter Articles"><U>Newsletter Articles</U></A>   |   <B>Weddings</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="03d11c00egdysm.png"> <bR> <div> <I><B>"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral."</B></I></div> <div> <B>Hebrews 13:4</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Weddings</div> <div> What an exciting time it is when a couple begins to prepare for marriage!  There are many details which must be taken care of, and a great deal of planning which is necessary to make the wedding day special.</div> <bR> <div> Here at Bethesda, we want very much for every wedding ceremony to be a blessed event.  Yet, more importantly, we want every <B>marriage</B> that begins at Bethesda to be one that honors God and results in the joy, peace and happiness that the Lord desires for all of His people!</div> <bR> <div> In a society in which one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, we are deeply committed to helping couples prepare for marriage “God’s way” rather than the “world’s way.”   Since it is painfully obvious that our culture has been doing an increasingly poor job at helping people to have successful marriages, here at Bethesda we are determined to approach marriage from God’s perspective so as to increase the chances for a couple's success and happiness over the long haul.  </div> <bR> <div> For this reason, we encourage those who are planning marriage to read the wedding policy of the church carefully.  Couples should then pray about their decision and talk with each other.  Once both the man and woman have agreed that they are ready to embark on the spiritual adventure of a Christ-centered marriage, the personal information forms (included with the wedding policy) should be mailed or faxed to the church office to begin the process of preparing for the ceremony.</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-274/Wedding_Policy_for_Adobe.pdf"><u>Wedding Policy</u> </a>  </div> <bR> <div> If you are unable to download the policy, please contact the <A HREF="id26_kay_boyle.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Staff"><U>church secretary</U></A> who can mail or fax you a copy.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>