Consent

  • THE MARRIAGE COMMITTEE OF DAVID’S CHRISTIAN CENTRE WILL ONLY APPROVE FOR COUNSELLING AND EVENTUAL WEDDING ONLY INTENDING COUPLES THAT HAVE MET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

    1. ALL INTENDING COUPLES MUST INFORM A PASTOR OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP AT LEAST SIX (6) MONTHS BEFORE THE SET DATE.

    2. ALL INTENDING COUPLES MUST COMPLETE ALL TWELVE (12) OF THE COURTSHIP CLASSES BEFORE THEY CAN BE WED. THESE CLASSES WILL RUN FOR A MANDATORY MINIMUM OF THREE (3) MONTHS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL THE CLASSES BE RUN FOR A SHORTER PERIOD.

    3. THE WEDDING DATE MUST BE CHOSEN WITH THE CHURCH CONSENT. ON NO ACCOUNT MUST AN UNREALISTIC DATE BE PICKED AND THE CHURCH EXPECTED TO COMPLY.

    4. ALL INTENDING COUPLES MUST UNDERGO THE UNDERSTATED MEDICAL TESTS BEFORE COUNSELLING CAN COMMENCE:

      • GENOTYPE

      • BLOOD GROUP

      • HIV (I & II)

      • PREGNANCY (TWICE)

      • HEPATITIS B

      NOTE:

      THE ABOVE MENTIONED TESTS MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN A MEDICAL LABORATORY RECOMMENDED BY THE CHURCH. PREGNANCY TESTS ARE TO BE DONE TWICE. THE FIRST AT REGISTRATION FOR COUNSELLING AND THE OTHER WILL BE CARRIED OUT THE TUESDAY BEFORE THE WEDDING.

      PLEASE NOTE THAT IN THE OCCASION THAT THE TEST RESULT IS POSITIVE THE WEDDING WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED PUBLICLY. A PRIVATE WEDDING CAN BE ARRANGED.  

    5. THE WEDDING DRESS MUST BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE FEMALE COUNSELLOR BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY. TUBES, STRAPLESS OR OTHER INDECENT DRESSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED FOR THE BRIDE OR HER MAIDENS.

    6. ALL INTENDING COUPLES MUST GO THROUGH THE MARRIAGE COUNSELLING CLASSES BEFORE THE CHURCH CAN GRANT APPROVAL TO WED THE COUPLES.

  • DECLARATION

  • I, hereby declare that having read and understood the above conditions for marriage counselling, I hereby agree to abide by the stated conditions.
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