Weddings at Central Christian Church

SCHEDULING YOUR WEDDING

The first thing to do before making any other plans is to call (428-4336), fax (428-1700) or email the church rbushey@cccdisciples.org to schedule a date for your wedding ceremony and rehearsal. Members will be given priority in the assigning of wedding dates. The scheduling of weddings for non-members will be at the discretion of the Wedding Coordinator who may decline the request of non-members for any reason.

No weddings are scheduled:
Later than 7:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday
Later than 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
Before 1:30 nor later than 4:00 p.m. on Sundays
On the following holidays:
New Year's Eve or Day, Memorial Day
ANY day in Holy Week including Easter
Independence Day, Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day or Eve or the day following
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day

Requests for exceptions from actively participating members of the church may be made to the Wedding Coordinator who will take the request to the Church Council for action.

CONSULTATION WITH THE WEDDING COORDINATOR

All prospective brides and grooms will arrange for a consultation with the pastor currently serving as the Wedding Coordinator for the church. The purpose of this consultation is to advise you of our wedding policies, procedures, and fees, to acquaint you with our facilities, and to answer any preliminary questions you may have.

WEDDING FEES

The basic fee for a wedding at Central Christian Church is $800, which includes: use of our facility, custodial fees, clergy fees and consultations, organist fee for ceremony, and the GREAT START program fee. Since members who actively participate in the life of the church are not required to pay for use of the building or the services of one of the pastors, a discount can be made for members who currently support the church. The basic fee covers a normal wedding with access to the church three hours prior to the wedding and two hours following the hour of the wedding.

Additional fees are charged as follows:

$50 for a sound technician as needed (recommended)
$35 for each rehearsal by the organist
$75 for a vocal soloist
$100 for a wedding scheduled later than 5pm on Saturday (available for active members only)
Additional fees will be charged whenever the church incurs additional costs such as overtime compensation for the custodians, cleaning of carpets or paraments, or laundering of linens. All fees are due and payable to Central Christian Church ten days before the wedding.

A Scheduling fee of $250 is required of non-members at the time the wedding agreement is signed and will be applied to the standard fee for the wedding if all the church's guidelines and requirements have been met and if additional costs are not incurred by the church because of the wedding.

Any actively participating members of Central who finds the basic fee beyond their means may request a wedding in the chapel officiated by one of the pastors at no charge.

The Central Pastors' Guide to Weddings

Scheduling and Fees	Visiting Pastors	Music	Great Start (Counseling)
Planning Your Ceremony	Flowers	Photography	Marriage License Information

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Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
650 West William Street
Decatur, Illinois 62522
(217) 428-4336