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America Needs You to Get Ordained Online!

Published Sunday, Aug. 25th, 2019

Get ordained online with AMM to serve your community & practice your faith on your own terms. Become an ordained minister & learn about officiating a wedding!

An old timey illustration of 'Uncle Sam' wearing a blue suit and a white top hat pointing toward the viewer, as if to say, "I want you to... Get ordained online!" — We do what we do to empower you! Lead, inspire, and create community through love.

Become an ordained minister today & define your own spiritual path!

You are the future of American Spirituality. It doesn’t matter if you’re an Atheist or a Zoroastrian, or anything and everything in between, this is your chance to transcend the failures of mainstream religion and practice faith on your terms.

**Welcome to American Marriage Ministries, an inclusive internet church that empowers you through online ordination.**

Church attendance is dwindling and people are looking for something new. For generations, brick-and-mortar churches have failed to provide moral leadership or a vision for the future.

That’s because inspiration comes from within, not from the pulpit, and most certainly not from bureaucrats that want to tell you how and where to practice your religion. It’s inside you right now. Spiritual inspiration.

We want to empower you to lead, to inspire, and to create community by helping people that love each other to celebrate that incredible emotion.

That’s why we’re fighting for you.

An old timey illustration of 'Uncle Sam' wearing a blue suit and a white top hat pointing toward the viewer, with text that reads "I want you to... Get ordained online!"

"I want you to... Get ordained online!" Online ordination is free with American Marriage Ministries, and we're an inclusive nonprofit nondenominational church that welcomes people from all backgrounds and beliefs. That means YOU!

For more than a decade, our ministers have lead communities across this country in an exploration shared values and spiritual growth through the celebration of marriage.

As millions of Americans abandon mainstream religion in search of nontraditional spiritual practices, accepting and inclusive congregations, and 'spiritual but not religious' community, life-altering events like weddings take on a new spiritual significance.

We’re here to help you and the people in your life celebrate these moments on your own terms.

But we can’t do that without you…

That’s why we’ve spent the last few weeks crisscrossing the country, gathering our minister’s stories, and listening to their suggestions. As disparate as their backgrounds and faiths are, they all share one common theme: a desire to join people together in celebration of our shared desire for love and joy.

Together, we’re writing a new chapter, and we want to include you.

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AMM's executive director Lewis King sits with AMM Minister Zelda Shelda at an ordination event in Nashville. Lewis has long wavy brown hair and wears a casual gray tshirt with a collar. He is smiling at the photographer. Zelda has shoulder length blondish gray hair and wears a nice blouse, smiling at the camera.

Above: AMM Executive Director Lewis King meets with AMM Minister Zelda Sheldon in Nashville, Tennessee

American Marriage Ministries is here for you, to enable you take that next step in self-discovery and growth. With more than one million Americans already ordained though us, we have empowered hundreds-of-thousands of couples and ministers to create timeless, beautiful, and profound celebrations of love together.

It’s time for you to take the next step in your journey. It’s time for you to become a force for good in your community. It’s time for you to get ordained, so that when a couple asks you to officiate their wedding, you can say yes!

Become an Ordained Minister with AMM & Learn How to Officiate a Wedding!

Get ordained online free with AMM and learn how to become a wedding officiant for friends and relatives!

Why AMM? American Marriage Ministries is an inclusive nondenominational internet church that ordains and trains ministers to officiate marriage ceremonies. We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit church, and help people from all backgrounds and beliefs become ordained ministers for weddings. Our online ordination is free, accessible, and never expire.

Officiating weddings is an incredible honor, and a great way to show your love and support for the people getting married. As a wedding officiant, you will help to create memorable ceremonies and memories that last a lifetime.

AMM Ministers can legally officiate weddings in every state* (*it's much harder in Virginia, where we're looking into our options). After getting ordained with AMM, you might need to register your ordination with your local county clerk’s office. Click the links below to get started!

Newlyweds kiss at the end of their ceremony while friends and family members throw flower petals and cheer happily

Become an ordained minister and trusted wedding officiant in your community and help couples celebrate love.

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Lewis King

Lewis is AMM's executive director. He also wears other hats at AMM, like taking out the recycling, restocking the sparkling water, and watering the office plants.

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