Sessions:

8 sessions, each lasting 2-2 1/2 hours

Attendance is mandatory

Sessions are taught by our Premarital Mentor couples

Mentors will be assigned once the application process is complete

Mentoring is open to all engaged or pre-engaged couples who are seeking to have a biblically based marriage.

It is strongly recommended that your wedding date does NOT fall within 3 months after the last session.

There will be a $100 enrollment fee, which can be paid electronically by clicking the link at the end of the application.

Policy

All couples must comply with the following policy in order to be married at Big Valley Grace Community Church or to have a Big Valley Grace pastor officiate your wedding off-site:

Complete the Premarital Mentoring sessions (approx. 8 sessions) and take a relationship assessment.

Couples must be legally divorced from prior marriages, based on biblical grounds (See Matthew 5:30-31 and I Corinthians 7).

Couples must be equally yoked (See II Corinthians 6:14)

Couples must abstain from premarital sex or cohabitation during the courting process and sign a Purity Covenant (See I Thessalonians 4:3-8, I Corinthians 6:18-20, Acts 24:16)

(Not complying with these recommendations will not disqualify you from premarital mentoring, but may disqualify you from being married at BVG and from having a Big Valley Grace Community Church pastor officiate your wedding.)