Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people become ministers through the Universal Life Church, a non-denominational religious ...

Wedding season is upon us. And if you’re going to be attending any happy betrothals this summer, you might find an officiant certified by the Universal Life Church. The church ordains anyone to ...

MODESTO, Calif. -- The church office is filled with 11 computers, five full-time employees and three part-time workers. They are quietly milking the machines, sending streams of information to one ...

(The Conversation) — A professor who has researched the Universal Life Church unpacks why many couples now prefer to hand-pick loved ones to perform their ceremonies. (The Conversation) — Wedding ...

ATLANTA — Wedding season will be here before we know it, and one viewer asked us to take a closer look at the legality of a popular nuptial trend: getting ordained online. Thomas emailed the 11Alive ...

A Universal Life Church reverend in Champaign, Ill., marries couples through Nifty Nuptials, a business that handles all the details of the wedding day, from flowers to limos. At Brigham Young ...

Celebrities such as Mary Hart, Tony Danza, Courtney Love and all four of the Beatles were ordained by Universal Life Church. Andre Hensley, church pastor and president, said most people apply for the ...