Finding a Church

bk309 Posted: May 25, 2007 09:00 PM

Finding a Church

As of now my FH and I plan to have our ceremony at the same location as our reception but now we are considering a church. We are Christian and would like to get married at a church in LI. The problem is we live in NJ so we don't have a relationship with any churches in LI. How would we go about finding a beautiful church that would let us marry there without being members? Any suggestions?

Kris10546 Posted: May 25, 2007 09:20 PM

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Where is your RH?

bk309 Posted: May 25, 2007 09:21 PM

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Jericho Terrace in Mineola.

Audreygirl Posted: May 25, 2007 09:31 PM

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I think St. John Nepomucene Church does not require you to be a parishoner to get married there. A friend of mine got married there a few years ago for that reason. I don't know how far it is from Jericho Terrace though.

JACK808 Posted: May 25, 2007 09:37 PM

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Posted by Audreygirl

I think St. John Nepomucene Church does not require you to be a parishoner to get married there. A friend of mine got married there a few years ago for that reason. I don't know how far it is from Jericho Terrace though.

Unfortunately, St. John's is in Bohemia, about a 40 minute drive.

LoveisBliss Posted: May 26, 2007 02:57 PM

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I'm not familiar with churches in that area but some churches will marry you even if you're not a parishioner... It's a matter of finding out which ones.. hmmm

LoveisBliss Posted: May 26, 2007 02:59 PM

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sorry - meant to mention, maybe you have family who lives in that area that can tell you of churches?

You can also google a directory of churches and start calling up the ones in that area to find out how strict they are about marrying non-parishioners - alot of churches also have websites now with pics of the church

shoegal68 Posted: May 27, 2007 08:37 AM

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you can try Holy Spirit Church on Jericho Tpke in New Hyde Park. About 5 minutes from Jericho Terrace

KRISTYRUSSELL Posted: May 27, 2007 06:15 PM

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St. Bridgits in westbury, its beautiful, catholic church, so so pretty.

lb9977 Posted: May 27, 2007 06:37 PM

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I know there is a church on East Williston Ave in East Williston that brides from all over come to be married at...... Its supposed to beaufiful and its not catholic

lb9977 Posted: May 27, 2007 06:38 PM

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Posted by lb9977

I know there is a church on East Williston Ave in East Williston that brides from all over come to be married at...... Its supposed to beaufiful and its not catholic

I just did a search on it, its called Community Church. Here is the website:
http://www.ccew.org/

Its only about a five minute drive to the Jericho Terrace!

iwannabmrsD Posted: May 27, 2007 06:43 PM

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what denomination church would u prefer to get married in? for say if u're baptist getting married in a catholic church by a priest prob isn't going to meet u'r needs..

ITA with the idea of family members in the area referring u to a church..

bk309 Posted: May 27, 2007 07:38 PM

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Thanks, everyone! This is all really helpful. We currently go to a nondenominational Christian church so we are looking for a church that would welcome us and allow us to bring our own pastor in to perform the ceremony. Thanks again for all the tips! You guys are awesome. I welcome any additional suggestions.