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So a loved one just asked you to officiate their wedding? Now what? Get ordained through The Provenance Center for Ordination (PCO) to make sure their marriage is legal, without the stress.
So a loved one just asked you to officiate their wedding? Now what? Get ordained through The Provenance Center for Ordination (PCO) to make sure their marriage is legal, without the stress.
The Provenance Center (The PCO) is a modern, nonprofit religious corporation dedicated to supporting new officiants, starting with ordaining ministers for free. Their ordained ministers are legally empowered to officiate weddings across most of the United States, and they provide the training, tools and resources needed to make every ceremony reflect the unique values and identities of those involved.
A separate entity from Provenance, The Provenance Center has its own governance and mission oriented toward its church and charitable activities. We are proud to partner with The Provenance Center to support their mission and design resources and tools to ensure the success of officiants across the United States. To learn more about The Provenance Center, click below.
Yes, The Provenance Center for Ordination (PCO) is a fully legitimate and legally incorporated Nonprofit Religious Corporation. The PCO is dedicated to providing a modern and inclusive approach to ordination and officiant preparation, ensuring that those they ordain are recognized as legal officiants. Unlike other options that may feel constrained to specific traditions or seem to be oriented toward professional officiants, The PCO empowers friends and family members of all backgrounds to lead ceremonies that are deeply personal, meaningful, and reflective of their own cultural heritage.
Yes, absolutely! As a legally recognized Nonprofit Religious Corporation (a legal church!), The Provenance Center has the authority to ordain ministers, granting them the legal right to officiate marriage ceremonies across most of the United States. This right is protected under the First Amendment’s clause on religious freedom. For more information on any additional legal requirements beyond your ordination, contact the county clerk’s office local to where the wedding ceremony will be held.
Yes - ordination through The Provenance Center is completely free! The Provenance Center is pleased to offer this service at no cost to their officiants, and we at Provenance are delighted to distribute this service on The PCO's behalf. However, please be aware that some states may require additional registration steps beyond ordination. In those cases, you might need to obtain additional, specific materials, most of which you’ll find in your Provenance Portal.
The Provenance Center for Ordination (PCO) and Provenance.co are distinct legal entities with separate governance, but they share complementary missions. The PCO is a nonprofit religious organization focused on providing legal ordination and supportive services for friends and family members to officiate ceremonies, without generating profit for its own benefit. Its mission is purely focused on empowering individuals to lead meaningful ceremonies for all of life’s moments with authenticity and legal recognition. Provenance.co, on the other hand, is a for-profit corporation that offers a range of tools and resources to enhance the planning and personalization of these ceremonies. Together, they work in harmony to support and elevate life’s most significant moments, each serving unique but aligned purposes in a separate but mutually supportive way. While the Provenance.co facilitates various digital services on behalf of The PCO and its members, no purchase to Provenance.co is required to get ordained.
