“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24

God Himself instituted marriage, emphasizing its permanence and unity. The union of marriage is intimate and unbreakable. Marriage is also a sacred reflection of the union between Christ and His church (Ephesians 5:32).

SDGCC solemnizes weddings only between believers of the opposite sex and, as a rule, only for its members. We require that the groom and bride apply at least four months before the wedding and go through at least five sessions of premarital counseling with assigned facilitators. Pre-marital sex, pregnancy before marriage, marriage to an unbeliever or to someone with questionable marital status may constitute a ground to delay or disapprove the solemnization.

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