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1119 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2023
Illinois Repeals Old Laws to Protect Marriage Equality
Learn about amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act that strengthen protections for marriage equality in the state. Three laws ha...
1125 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023
Hawaii Marriage Performer License Fees Increase For All Officiants, Including...
Learn about the fee increase for Marriage Performers in Hawaii, including all ordained religious officiants and judicial officiants. Effective July, 2023, al...
1126 DAYS AGO | 7.12.2023
Wedding Ceremony Script PDFs for Officiants: Download, Print, and Perform!
Looking for the perfect wedding officiant script? AMM now offers a simple PDF download option for popular wedding scripts and templates in our Ceremony Scrip...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1026 DAYS AGO | 10.20.2023
How to Get Married at Home (for a Sweet & Easy Wedding Day)
Everything you need to know about getting married at home! Including what’s required to make your marriage legal, how to find a wedding officiant or ask a fr...
1029 DAYS AGO | 10.17.2023
Can You Get a Marriage License During a Government Shutdown?
Can you still get a marriage license during a government shutdown? Can AMM Ministers still officiate a wedding ceremony during a federal shutdown? We cover e...
1030 DAYS AGO | 10.16.2023
Who Can Officiate a Wedding in Sequoia National Park?
Looking for the best wedding officiant for a Sequoia National Park wedding? Want to officiate a unique forest ceremony under a canopy of giant sequoias? Here...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
1952 DAYS AGO | 4.7.2021
A queer Tennessee Minister talks about the importance of online ordination, a...
A queer wedding officiant in Nashville, Tennessee talks about the importance of online ordination in the LBTQ IA+ community as the fight against the state’s ...
1953 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2021
Tennessee Update: The fight to protect the rights of online-ordained minister...
An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With information on...
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1954 DAYS AGO | 4.5.2021
New Gallup poll shows church membership is down dramatically -- And we know why
A new Gallup poll shows US church membership is lower than ever, below 50 percent in 2020. The largest contributor cited was a lack of religious preference o...