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Hire and Weddings

Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals

To book a Wedding, Baptism or Funeral please contact Rev. Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres. There is some special information below regarding wedding bookings.

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Balmain Uniting Church is pleased to offer religious marriage services to people in same-sex relationships under the Rites of the Uniting Church in Australia. Further information about marriage of same-sex couples in the Uniting Church can be found here.

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Booking a wedding? Here's what you need to know...

Balmain Uniting Church has an open policy regarding marriage: anyone who wants to be married in our church, or by our minister on or off-site, can be. If you wish to use another minister, please indicate this when making your booking. You do not need to live in the area or be a ‘member’ of our church or another.

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Being married by our minister means you will be married under the rites of the Uniting Church in Australia (this is both a church and a legal requirement). We ask that you participate in a marriage preparation course either with our minister or with another organisation as agreed with our minister.

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The Uniting Church order of service is used as a basis for your marriage celebration. In your pre-marriage planning our minister will discuss with you ways to make the service personal to you.

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The legal Notice of Intended Marriage must be completed with the Minister for more than one month and not more than 18 months before the ceremony. Because of this legal requirement bookings must be made for weddings at least five weeks prior to the ceremony.

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Please contact Rev Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres to check and book your date and to organise your pre-marriage preparation.

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Wedding Fees:
  • In Sydney: $500 (plus transport if required e.g. water taxi fare if the ceremony is on an island in the harbour)

  • Outside Sydney: $750

  • Inter-State: $750 plus return airfares

Balmain Uniting Church is available for Hire!

Please send an email to lrt.uca@gmail.com for bookings.

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BALMAIN

UNITING CHURCH

Contact Us

Ph: 02 9555 9193

E: lrt.uca@gmail.com

Address

344 Darling St 

Balmain, NSW 2041

Balmain Uniting Church acknowledges and pays our respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land on which our church gathers.

© 2025 Balmain Uniting Church

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