This sacred ceremony, in which you enter into a covenant with God and one another, creates the foundation for your marriage. By choosing to be married by a representative of God’s Church, you are inviting God’s presence in your wedding and purposely asking for God’s blessing upon the marriage.
Most weddings at The Church of the Resurrection are held in the Wesley Covenant Chapel. This warm and inviting facility seats approximately 350 guests. Decorated in muted earth tones, with a beautiful stone chancel, the Chapel provides the perfect backdrop for your wedding ceremony.
For small, intimate weddings, the Memorial Garden and the Firestone Prayer Chapel are also options.
For further information, download our policies and procedures guide. For any other questions, please contact our wedding coordinator Kerry Svendsen at 913-232-4162 or kerry.svendsen@cor.org.
We want you and your partner to "live happily ever after!" Our Premarital and Newlywed Class is designed to help couples take the next step of their journey on the right path. Trained instructors lead each session, covering topics to strengthen your connection with your partner and help you gain important lifelong skills.
Courses cover the meaning and purpose of marriage, qualities necessary for a healthy marriage, the practical tools for successful relationships, conflict resolution, and sexuality in marriage.
The Premarital and Newlywed course is open to all dating couples, and is a requirement for any couple desiring to be married by a Resurrection pastor.
This course, like all of Resurrection's ministries, are open and welcoming of all couples, regardless of sexual orientation. Although denominational policy currently restricts our ability to host and officiate same-gender marriages, there are other ways we can support your special day. Please contact our Wedding Director, Kerry Svendsen, for additional information.
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We are truly grateful and excited that you have chosen to have your wedding here at the Church of the Resurrection.
Often those marrying at Resurrection have a special request for a particular clergy to officiate at their wedding. When possible we try to accommodate that request, particularly when the request is for your assigned congregational care pastor. But due to the large number of weddings here at Resurrection it is not always possible to accommodate every request.
I am proud of each of our pastors. They are among the most gifted clergy I know. We all use the same order of worship for weddings and we each prepare and personalize every ceremony. I have provided training and guidelines for all of our clergy so each wedding ceremony is a beautiful and sacred experience for all involved.
Occasionally a couple will request a clergy based upon gender — typically wishing to have a male clergy rather than a female. The challenge in assigning clergy based upon gender preference is that it subtly communicates a message to all our clergy that male clergy are deemed more desirable than female clergy. At The Church of the Resurrection we are committed to the value of both male and female clergy. My daughter, Danielle, requested a female clergy at her wedding (and allowed me to co-officiate only because I was paying the bill!). Having a female pastor at your wedding will in no way diminish the beauty or quality of your ceremony and it will be a subtle witness that you are a part of a church that values the role of women — something I hope you will be proud of.
Thank you for your understanding. I am confident your wedding will be a beautiful, sacred and intensely meaningful service regardless of which of our clergy is officiating.
In Christ’s Love,
Adam Hamilton
13720 Roe Ave.
Leawood, KS 66224
(913) 897-0120
24000 W. Valley Pkwy
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 538-7800
1601 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 979-1330
601 NE Jefferson St.
Blue Springs, MO 64014
(816) 389-8900
8412 W. 95th St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913) 642-4400
Call the Leawood Campus office at (913) 897-0120, or email using the form below.