Marriage Prep

Weddings at Second & Preparing for Your Marriage

GETTING MARRIED AT SECOND


Congratulations to both of you on having made one of the most significant decisions of your lives! While we believe that making Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior is the most life changing decision you can make, choosing the one with whom you will spend the rest of your life in this sacred covenant of marriage is certainly a matter of highest priority.

Because your upcoming wedding is a prelude to the marriage that will follow, we want to help you plan a ceremony that puts God as its center. The Wedding Department at Second Baptist Church is committed to working with you to see that your wedding is worshipful, memorable, and personal.

For your complete guide to getting married at Second, please review our Wedding Policies.

For more information regarding weddings, please contact Carol Hendrick, Wedding Director at chendrick@second.org or 713.465.3408 x1050.


MARRIAGE PREP


All couples who wish to be married at Second Baptist Church are required to take Marriage Prep and also meet with a minister or counselor at the church two or three times prior to the wedding.

MarriagePrep is a workshop open to couples of all ages and denominations who are seriously dating, engaged or newly married.  The class consists of lectures, activities and discussions.  All discussions are between the couple and answers are not shared with fellow participants or leaders. 

Each person will be invited to complete the SYMBIS Assessment before class.  Results will be distributed during class. Each couple is encouraged to schedule sessions with our counseling or pastoral staff to review their results. These sessions can be held virtually.



Marriage Prep Workshop

Saturday |  8AM - 5PM
Woodway Campus, Woodway Village 


Upcoming Dates

September 14, 2024 | Register here

February 22, 2025 | Register here


LEARN MORE & REGISTRATION

COST | $75 per person
(includes SYMBIS Assessment fee)

For more information about the workshop email Sandra Flato at sflato@second.org or call 713.365.2348.


Discounted Marriage Certificate

Second Baptist Church’s Marriage Prep Class is approved as an education class of Twogether in Texas. Upon completion of the Marriage Prep Workshop for those attending in person, you will receive a certificate good for a discounted marriage license (a $60 value) in any county in the state of Texas (nominal administration fees still apply in some counties). For those attending virtually, they will receive their certificate upon the completion of their SYMBIS counseling.