Unitarians

We believe….. We’d like to thank the church Everyone has the right to seek truth “ and meaning for themselves. for giving us a magical and The fundamental tools for doing this meaningful wedding that are your own life experience, your reflection upon it, your intuitive un- reflected our own beliefs. derstanding and the promptings of your own conscience. Francis & Stella Eve ” The best setting for this is a commu- nity that welcomes you for who you are, complete with your beliefs, doubts and questions How to find us

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Horsham Unitarian Church Wedding

Worthing Road at Horsham West RH12 1SL Unitarian Phone: 01403 256788 Email: www.horshamunitarians.org.uk Church How we can help You can see the Church, Church hall and gar- dens on any Sunday before or after the service Horsham Unitarians have Ministers or lay persons or by arrangement with the minister. authorised by the Registrar to formalise weddings at What kind of the Church. Within the legal requirements, the word- Our church dates back to 1721 and apart from ing and Order of Service the Parish Church, is the oldest place of Chris- wedding ceremony can be of your own choos- tian worship in Horsham. The peaceful garden ing. We can help with the was formed out of the extensive grave-yard is right for you? selection of prose, read- which at one time surrounded the church. In ings, prayers and poems 1976 it was dedicated as a Garden of Remem- brance, and is open to all. Whether you are single or divorced, of mixed faiths for the ceremony. If you would like some musical content, we can arrange for an or no particular faith, you can be married at the Sunday Services eighteenth century Unitarian Church in Horsham organist or pianist to play for you. with a service of your choice. If you are considering a wedding at our Church,

Important Information we warmly welcome you to attend a Sunday Ser- For many people, a civil ceremony is too brief You must visit the Registrar in the district where you vice. We meet every Sunday at 11.00am and the and impersonal, yet they also feel out of place live between three months and 21 days before your services last approximately one hour followed by with a traditional church wedding service. They wedding, as you cannot marry without the appropriate tea and coffee. may not be churchgoers, or even 'religious' in certificate. If you live in different areas this may mean the conventional sense, but they still feel a rever- visiting different Registrars. ence for the vows made, and a wish to express their faith in life, in one another and in their fu- The two official witnesses to a wedding must be aged ture together. 16 or over. The person conducting your wedding at our Church must be a representative of the Unitarian Church, ei- ther a Minister or an authorised lay person. What happens next If you are interested in finding out how we can help with your wedding please contact us on 01403 256788. You will be asked a few basic details including the date Horsham Unitarian on which you would like to be married. If the date is Church free, a provisional booking can be made together with Worthing Road an appointment for an informal discussion. No firm Horsham booking can be make until this meeting has taken place. RH12 1SL Generally three meetings will take place before the Phone: 01403 256788 Horsham Unitarian Church wedding. The first is an informal discussion of the op- Email: www.horshamunitarians.org.uk tions available: at the second the plans will be finalized and the third takes the form of a rehearsal.