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This web page is only a summary of the Guidebook available for those interested in having their ceremony at Spotswood Baptist Church. Please come to the church office and get a complete copy, filled with our policies, application, fees and contact information.
Scriptural Convictions At Spotswood we believe in the inerrant Word of God and strive for complete obedience to Him. The policies concerning weddings conducted in our facility are based on the following Scriptural convictions. For more in depth explanations please obtain a complete copy of the GuideBook from the church office.
Our pastors will marry those people who have personally accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and can give adequate testimony of their experience with Him. Our pastors will not marry a believer with an unbeliever. The question of divorce is perhaps the most difficult and complex question regarding a new marriage. Many believers in Christ have been divorced. Our pastors are under no obligation to marry anyone, but we are open to counsel those who choose to marry. Every situation will be treated individually and with compassion Our pastors will not marry couples who are living together prior to the marriage ceremony.
General Policies All couples to be married at Spotswood will be required to attend and complete the premarital counseling class Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. It is required that the wedding be on the church calendar 3 months prior to the wedding ceremony. The church will not calendar a wedding more than 9 months prior to the ceremony. If you or any member of you immediate family are members of Spotswood you may be married at Spotswood. While ordained ministers at Spotswood are available to perform wedding, schedules may preclude a particular pastor from performing your wedding. Should you wish to have a pastor from another church participate in your wedding, you will have to discuss this possibility with your SBC pastor. You must have a Wedding Coordinator present at the rehearsal and the day of the wedding.
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