How Getting Ordained Can Be a Profound experience

“We are all children of the same universe”

Becoming a pastor or a minister is a profoundly rewarding experience. To be able to marry friends or family members allows one to be spiritually and emotionally invested in every part of loved ones’ important ceremonies.

All ministers of legal churches have the same authority in the laws of this nation and in addition Universal Life Church Monastery recognizes that all paths share God's acceptance and Love so that we may all serve in faith.

We will ordain anyone that requests ordination within our church. Requests may be made online for an actual ordination that is granted through the Universal Life Church.

The Doctrine of this Ministry that we "Do what is right, live fruitful lives, be true to ourselves and the God each of us worship, while causing no harm to others, and accept an individual’s right to practice their faith as they see fit within the laws of their respective countries or states."

We acknowledge that spiritual growth comes from finding the truth in our individual ways throughout life. Each of us must find our own doctrines of faith and worship. The Universal Life Church wants to help you get ordained to become a minister so you can be willing to share spirituality with everyone in your life.

Thanks to the Universal Life Church (ULC), it is easy to become an ordained priest online. ULC offers ordination to interested persons through a free, easy, online process that is open to everyone with the sincere desire to serve their community. Over 20 million ministers, priests and rabbis have been ordained by ULC since the church was founded in 1959.

Some Testimonials from our Ordained Ministers

“My online ordination through the Universal Life Church Monastery has had a major impact on my life. With the legal privileges it provides, I was able to officiate the wedding of a college roommate and later baptise his newborn son (who has since become my godson). I - and my friend - will always be grateful for what the ULC Monastery let me accomplish. While I only intended to do that one marriage, I have recent considered offering my services as an ordained minister to anyone who wants to get married way by starting a non-profit wedding officiant service. It’s pretty crazy that I would be able to do this without going to a seminary school!

The ULC Monastery is also much more than an online ministry. Instead of preaching theology, it offers real-life ways for people to interact and share their ideas. For example, I had a pretty heated (yet polite!) discussion with a fellow minister on the ULC Monastery forum about the role of religion in American society. I can’t think of any other place where people can have those kinds of conversations on a regular basis - in real life or online. I’ve even met a couple of friends on the Ministers Network, a free and easy-to-use online social network the ULC Monastery provides. If you’re looking to officiate the wedding of a friend or family member or get ordained without seminary, definitely consider the Universal Life Church Monastery as a place to become ordained online!”

-Thomas Wilburn | Fresno, CA

“A cousin requested that I officiate her wedding in Corpus Christi, Texas a couple years back and I turned to the Universal Life Church Monastery to become an ordained minister online. I was a bit skeptical about whether or not the online ordination I received from the ULC Monastery would be legitimate or not, but my online ordination did not disappoint. Themonastery.org has a handy database where I was able to verify that I was legally allowed to perform a wedding in Nueces County (where Corpus Christi is located), and that county’s clerk confirmed this.

Thanks to the ULC Monastery, my cousin and her fiancee were married on a beautiful sunny beach right before sunset in an intimate and fun ceremony... what a memorable event! Since the ceremony, two cousins and an aunt of mine have become ordained with the ULC Monastery and have performed some wedding ceremonies themselves. I highly recommend that anyone with friends or family who are looking to have a fun and informal wedding ceremony get ordained through the ULC Monastery so they can officiate the ceremony themselves!”

-Frank Deligne | Topeka, KS

“When my sister decided to get remarried, she decided she wanted something more personal than a traditional wedding with a impersonal minister. So I contacted the Universal Life Church about how to become an ordained minister online, so that we could make the ceremony more memorable and family oriented, while still being professional and respected. The website was easy to navigate, informational and still very special. I am so happy that I looked into how to become a minister because it opened a lot of doors for me. I was able to get a really nice certificate to hang in my office, too. They had a lot of options for me to choose from when I wanted to order certification of my ordination, so I was really happy that I could choose something that fits my personality. I would definitely recommend the ULC to anyone who is looking for a unique, personalized way to become ordained or is interested in exploring the universal realm of religion.”

- Stacy Piccolio | Beaver Falls, PA

“The Universal Life Church has been a major channel in discovering how to grow in my faith. Their easy online forum has been a great environment for asking questions and finding answers to some of life’s more important questions. The people are really knowledgeable, and because we all have the common link of being ordained ministers, there is always great conversation to be had. After I was ordained online (through the ULC’s website) I started using the Ministers Network, where I met a lot of friends and learned about other people on a similar theological journey. Because the ULC has ordained ministers all over the world, it is really interesting to get to know people from all corners of the earth and from all backgrounds and walks of life. The monastery facilitates a great learning environment through their online store, too. I have gotten a lot of books from there that have been a great guide and source of inspiration. I would recommend the Monastery’s services to anyone in a similar position.”

- Elaine Jameson | Rathdrum, ID

“When I decided to get ordained, I wanted something easy, low maintenance but still legitimate and credible. The Universal Life Church met all of my wants and needs with regard to this. They are not just another online ordination site, they are the most informative, official and yet still caring and interpersonal place to become a pastor online. I looked into some other places, but the ULC had the best credentials and greatest selection of inventory that I could find. I bought several books, an official minister’s certificate and a wallet card that all support and indicate my ordination. Finding a sincere and authentic ordination site was of great importance to me, and I am very glad that I found the ULC for that reason alone. I will definitely go back to the Universal Life Church in the future for any other services I might need. I am very happy with my choice.”

- Jim Markum | Dayton, OH

“I visited www.getordained.org because I was interested in finding an easy way to get ordained online as quickly as possible. I had always had an interest in becoming an ordained minister of my church, but never felt any rush to do so until I found out that my brother and his wife were having a baby, and that they wanted someone in the family to baptize him when he was born. It was a very special and sentimental occasion, and I am so grateful to the Universal Life Church for providing me with the opportunity to take part in such an important ceremony for my family. I look forward to performing baptisms in the future, hopefully for more family members and some friends. Being an ordained minister has really become an important part of who I am, not just something that I did for one occasion. I hope that anyone who is considering becoming a minister take the steps to do so by contacting the Universal Life Church and beginning their journey into the religious world.”

- Janet Overby | Corvallis, OR

“My best friend became a pastor with the Universal Life Church three years ago so he could preside over my wedding. This past summer, it was finally my turn to return the favor and get ordained with the Universal Life Church to serve as pastor for his marriage. Get Ordained couldn’t have been easier to use. Within a few minutes of finding out about the Universal Life Church’s website, I had been ordained and already ordered my credentials. The wedding was beautiful and since becoming a pastor I’ve performed two other weddings for friends. I’ve told dozens of people about how amazingly easy the whole process is and if your friends or family are planning a wedding you’ll want to be sure to get ordained through the Universal Life Church as soon as possible.”

– Ken Duffy | Raleigh, North Carolina

“This past Christmas our entire family took a vacation to Florida. My parents were married 30 years ago on Christmas day and as a surprise we decided we would all get together and have huge renewal of vows ceremony for them. I got ordained with the Universal Life Church after visiting, getordained.org, and was able to officiate my parent’s wedding as a legal pastor of the church. It took almost no time and I was even able to order a “Renewal of Marriage,” certificate to mark the occasion. After I became ordained I told friends and family members about how easy it is to become a pastor with the Universal Life Church.”

– Bailey Rondmurr | Springdale, Arkansas