Interchurch Marriage Guidelines

For use in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church.

These statements and guidelines are offered to assist those working with engaged couples from one of the participating Christian traditions when both have indicated a desire to continue to practice within their own tradition.

• What possibilities are inherent in this situation?
• What are the prevailing norms?
• How can this occasion best be turned into an occasion of grace and mutual understanding, both between the two marrying and between their two churches?

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