Statement of Service by Methodist International Church (MIC): It is the will of God that marriage should be honored as a way of life in which couples may know and experience God’s love and care through their relationship as they grow towards maturity. The pastor and staff of MIC are pleased to be able to host and lead your wedding ceremony.
Our Church Sanctuary can be reserved for wedding ceremonies and each session lasts for 3 hours. The first session is from 10.00am to 1.00pm, the second session is from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. The first hour is for decoraton, the second hour is for the Wedding Ceremony, the following half hour is for photo taking and the last half hour is for cleaning up.
* Pleas note that we have a Ministry Team of a Senior Pastor and two Associate Pastors. One of the three pastors on our staff will conduct your rehearsal and perform your wedding ceremony.
Requirements
At least one of you must be a Christian. Both of you need to have a half-hour wedding interview with our pastor or church staff. The purpose is to get to know each other a little, to discuss your plans, hopes, what marriage is, the wedding service, and if agreed to proceed with making arrangements for the wedding to take place at the Methodist International Church, Hong Kong.
Download the wedding application form
here, fill
in the application form, send it to us by e-mail at admin@hk-mic.org or by fax to (852)-2575-6493. We will contact you to arrange your wedding interview with our staff.
For the wedding interview, bring your Baptism Certificate or Reference Letter from your pastor and a crossed cheque payable to "Methodist International Church, HK" with the full amount. Your wedding booking will be displayed on our wedding calendar once we have received your payment in full.
You are advised to undergo pre-marriage counseling under the direction of your own pastors. However, if this is not provided by your pastor, please contact us and we will refer you to suitable counseling services.
Please note that you are allowed to change your wedding date once only.
For enquiries, please call: 2155-1718
We offer a marriage preparation course in two sessions and you are advised to attend them. In addition, you are advised to undergo pre-marriage counselling under the direction of your own pastors.
PLEASE PAY FULL ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING. THE INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY.
Three
(3) months before your wedding date
You need to apply for a CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES from the Marriage Registry, which is valid for 3 months (hereafter we call it the WEDDING NOTICE). When you have received the Wedding Notice, you need to send us a copy by e-mail or fax for preparing the draft of your WEDDING CERTIFICATE for your confirmation. You need to give the ORIGINAL of your Wedding Notice to us on your rehearsal date.
To make an appointment with the Marriage Registry for applying for the Marriage Notice, please call 3102-3883.
About 2 months before your wedding date, our Church will remind you of the relevant details.
You may contact us by e-mail or telephone to schedule your wedding rehearsal.
We can arrange a site visit for you once only on weekdays during office hours. Our Church staff can give you a tour around our Church to check the set up but it will only last for 10 to 15 minutes. You are required to make an appointment before coming.
You should prepare your own "Rundown/Programme Sheet". However, it should be approved by our pastors or other staff before you do the printing. For the Chinese translation, our pastors will not provide any comments but some of our Chinese-speaking Church staff may assist. (You may obtain a reference Programme Sheet from our staff.)
We have 3 pastors on our staff, and one of those will perform your wedding ceremony. Please make sure the correct pastor’s name is printed on your Rundown Sheet and on the Marriage Certificate.
Inclusive of a three-hour use of the Church Sanctuary; one-hour wedding rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary; wedding certificate; wedding officiated by our Minister; and Caretaker’s fee.
In case you have a second payment, please collect the official receipt during the rehearsal or separately collect it from our staff. You are advised to retain all receipts for safekeeping.
If you pay in the last month right before your wedding day, please submit to us a bank cashier order.
HKD$2,500 (optional)
Hiring the L/G Hall for cocktail reception or tea-party for 3 hours.
You need to arrange your own catering and set-up/take down of all tables.
Wedding
/ Blessing Rehearsal
The wedding rehearsal is normally held on the Wednesday evening ahead of your wedding date. You will be informed by e-mail. The wedding rehearsal is limited to one (1) hour only.
Who should be in the rehearsal?
The couple being married
The person who is walking the bride down the aisle (usually the bride’s father)
The Chairperson (the MC – Master of Ceremonies)
The bridesmaid and best man
The flower girl, ring bearer (if any)
The church will provide a draft marriage certificate and the vows script for use during the rehearsal. The couple and official witnesses are required to present ID cards during both the rehearsal and the wedding day for our pastor's checking. Checking of ID is a formal procedure required by the Marriage Registry.
The rehearsal is NOT a
choir practice
You may watch the video before coming for rehearsal.
A wedding rehearsal is required, as it helps to ensure a smooth wedding ceremony. Please communicate to all participating in the rehearsal the importance of being on time, as we often have several rehearsals scheduled on one evening.
Two sets of Marriage Certificates (one in grey and one in white) should be signed by the relevant parties. One set (the grey one) is to be collected by the wedding couple and another set (the white one) is to be submitted to the Marriage Registry by our Church. Your marriage will be legally registered when the Marriage Registry accepts our submission of the certificate without subsequent comment. Our Church staff will inform you by email when we have submitted your certificate., which must be within 7 days of your wedding.
You may call to check the submission status if you haven't received our confirmation email.
Our Church will issue you a Wedding Certificate on top of the Marriage Certificate.
Our Church prefers (though this is not a must) Hong Kong residents as the witness of your wedding.
Our Church pastors will give a sermon during your wedding only if your own church pastor cannot join your wedding ceremony.
Our projector can only be used for evangelistic purposes.
On your wedding day, please do NOT give any of our church personnel (including pastors, staff, caretakers and other helpers) any benefit-in-kind, including red-pocket money and gifts. It is our privilege to serve you at your wedding.
After the busy time of the ceremony, you are also advised to double check if there are any typing errors in your Certificate. If these arise, they can be amended if we have not already submitted our white-copy to the Marriage Registry.
For a Blessing Ceremony, our church will issue you with a pink Blessing Certificate, which is signed by the couple and witnesses. The personal particulars printed on the pink Blessing Certificate will be based on the true Marriage Certificate you previously provided to the church
Applicants may put up decorations in the Church Sanctuary for the wedding.
NO (1)
fresh petals, (2) shiny powder, (3) feathers are allowed
in the Sanctuary, but can be used in the L/G Hall.
NO (1) pins,
(2) staples, (3) scotch-tape may be affixed to our chairs.
We provide two wireless handheld microphones, one feather
pen for signing the certificate, one signing table, two
reception tables (size: 31” x 31” x 31”
each) and one ring cushion.
We do not
provide table cloth for the reception tables.
We do not
provide a stand for your wedding photo.
As a last resort only, you may seek assistance from our staff for accessories.
You are responsible for any damage caused by your wedding.
In case you need to employ a Wedding Planner, you may need to seek prior approval from our Church staff. Our Church staff will only serve a Wedding Planner who has been formally reported
One day before your wedding date, you may call to confirm the good condition and availability of the set-up (just for prudence sake).
Appropriate fresh flowers, donated
and arranged by our Church members are arranged on Friday
evenings for our Sunday worship services. Wedding couples
are welcome to use them. However, if your wedding is held from Tuesday to Friday, the flowers in our pulpit may not be fresh enough and you may bring your own flowers. But you need to coordinate with our staff before you make any arrangements.
L/G
Hall for cocktail or tea-party and refreshments
You are welcome to hold a wedding cocktail or tea-party in our L/G Hall at the rate of HKD2500 per 3-hour* usage EXCLUSIVE of catering and drinks. You cannot use our kitchen for cooking, but the fridge will be available for storing your wedding cake and drinks. You may leave the drinks in our tea-party hall one day before the wedding at your own risk.
* Please re-confirm with our office the exact time of the 3 hours (you are free to select) the week before your wedding date.
Booking of the tea-party hall may be made at any reasonable time before your wedding date.
All payments to the church should be made by cheque/cashier order and we will issue you with an official receipt.
Cancellation:
In the event of your cancelling the wedding booking, a cancellation fee will be payable by you. If you cancel your wedding booking more than six months in advance of your wedding date, a cancellation fee of HKD2500 will be charged - any balance you have paid will be refunded to you. If you cancel within six months of your wedding date, HKD5000 will be charged as a cancellation fee.
If, for whatever reason, our Church cannot provide the wedding service in our Church Building as arranged, we will inform you promptly, and make every effort to help you arrange another venue.
Car Parking: The Church DOES NOT have a car park. Parking in our neighbour’s car park (The Government Chest and Heart Clinic) IS NOT ALLOWED. Please advise visitors to use public car parks. The nearest public car parks are: (1) 248 Queen’s Road East; (2) Ruttonjee Hospital, (3) Hopewell Center, and (4) Parking Meters in front of St. James Primary School.
Please take care of your guests as well as your personal belongings. You should also be aware of fire safety, especially if you bring along your own electrical appliances and use electrical wire extensions.
If you have guests with physical disabilities, please contact our staff for assistance.
For special arrangements that we have commited to you, please retain all written records and be prepared to present them to us for efficient handling.
We appreciate your cooperation with all of the above. Please feel free to call if you have question. May God bless you as you prepare for your marriage.
