Dear Couples,

Congratulations on your wedding! We, at St. John’s, celebrate with you as you plan your commitment to one another at our church. As pastors, it is always an incredible privilege in performing a marriage ceremony. We get to be part of one of the most significant days in people’s lives and share in the hopes of their new lifetime partnership.

It is a joy to get to know each couple, as well as their families and friends. We approach weddings with dignity and humor, and that engages each person. A wedding should be joy-filled and a participatory experience for all attending, so that each person attending leaves with their own relationship renewed. We appreciate the opportunity to offer guidance, yet be flexible, open and adventurous with a couples’ crafting of the ceremony. It is all significant because God is present and invites us to the party of community, relationships and above all, love!

John Anderson and Theresa Cho, pastors