Is Marriage a sacrament in the United Church of Christ?
No. As it says in the preamble of the United Church of Christ Constitution: In accordance with the teaching of our Lord and the practice prevailing among evangelical Christians, it recognizes two sacraments: Baptism and the Lords Supper or Holy Communion. Dale Hempen explains that marriage, like ordination or confirmation, is a rite of the church, but not a sacrament. The sacrament would be something Jesus initiated. A rite, like marriage, is a blessing of the church, but it is not something we do in Christs name or in remembrance of Christ.
