We are excited that you have expressed a desire to be married at First Baptist Hurst. Marriage in the church is a worship service, and all elements of this service have special significance, for here a man and woman enter into a covenant relationship with each other and with God in this new estate of marriage.

In order that you may have a sacred and cherished wedding ceremony, you are urged to make thorough preparations--spiritual as well as temporal. Serious study and careful judgments have gone into the preparation of our church’s wedding policies and regulations. Below are our policies for beginning the process of reserving our facilities for your wedding.

Reserving Church Facilities

The date of the wedding and the rehearsal should be arranged as soon as possible. These dates will be scheduled through the Pastor’s office. No formal wedding may be scheduled on Sundays. No weddings may be scheduled on any holidays recognized by the church: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day (Thursday & Friday), Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day.

Upon initial scheduling of your wedding, your wedding date is considered “tentative.” Your wedding will be moved from “tentative” status to “final” status when the following have been completed:

  • The FBCH staff has met and approved your wedding date (normally six months prior to wedding date for church members and 4 months prior to wedding date for non-church members).
  • The couple has completed the initial session with the officiating Pastor and has confirmed the premarital counseling schedule with the Family Counseling & Wellness Center. If the minister is a guest minister, he must have the approval of the FBCH Pastor.
  • The Wedding Coordinator has received your booking fee/deposit.

Until the above steps are completed, the date is considered open on the church calendar. If it is necessary to cancel the wedding date, please notify the Pastor’s office as soon as possible.

Please understand that only after all premarital counseling work is completed and the Pastor is confident that the engaged couple is ready to assume the responsibilities of marriage will he consent to conduct the marriage ceremony.

We would encourage you to schedule your wedding at 5pm or earlier if your reception is at the church, and no later than 6pm if you will be holding a reception at another location. All rehearsals are scheduled at 6pm on the day before the wedding, unless otherwise arranged. Any change from this time must be agreeable to both the church and the Wedding Coordinator.

You may email Linda Shields your information to begin the process of scheduling your wedding or to request more information. Wedding and Reception Fees will be discussed once Linda contacts you following your request.

Once your wedding has been approved, Linda will schedule a time with you to go over all of our wedding policies and procedures.

Again, we are excited about the possibility of hosting your wedding at First Baptist Hurst.