Divorce
What is the Church's
teaching on divorce?
The Church of England wishes all who marry a lifetime
of love that grows within God's protection. But we recognise that
some marriages do fail for all sorts of sad and painful
reasons.
As someone who is divorced, can I marry in church?
There may be a way forward for you to be married again in
church. The Church of England agreed in 2002 that divorced people
could remarry in church under certain circumstances. However,
because the Church views marriage to be lifelong, there is no
automatic right to do so and it is left to the discretion of the
Priest. Further information about remarriage in church after
divorce is available here.
Further
information
One Plus One
RELATE
MarriageCare
Broken Rites (a self help
and support group for divorced, and separated, clergy or
ministers)
