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In the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle; brides will not be asked to “submit” or “obey”.  Wedding services can be conducted in any of our parish churches:



Sarah Brett, Reverend Bill Green and Christopher Trevallian were married at St John’s Anglican Church, Dyers Crossing.



Do I need to be an Anglican? No but at least one person must be a baptised person. You will be married according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Anglican Church and the officiant will be the Rector or Assistant of the Parish.

What do I need? You will need both full birth certificates for both bride and groom.  If married you’ve been married before, then a divorce or death certificate.  And at least one of you will need to have a baptism certificate.

When you meet the Priest? Together with the Priest you will fill in the Notice of Intended Marriage form, (this must be completed at least 30 days prior to your wedding) discuss the order of service and your family and friends participation as well as practical arrangements such as the rehearsal, photographers and videos etc.

Do we need to prepare? Yes there is an ONLINE marriage preparation course called PREPARE which you will both need to complete.  After completing this you will meet with Rector or Assistant to discuss the results.  No, it’s not an exam!

Are there fees? You pay a  fee of $600.00 for St James Bungwahl and $500.00 for all other centres which includes an organist fee, the priests fee and a donation to the maintenance of the church.

For more detailed information please download our Wedding Guide booklet which contains more details.

If you decide on one of our centres for your special day, please ring the Parish Office on 6555 4200 to make an inquiry or an appointment and check the date and centre is available.

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Missions

The Anglican Church in Forster supports a number of local and International Missions. Locally we support The Samaritan Foundation. In Australia we support the Anglican Board of Mission, Bush Church Aid, Church Army, CMS, the Bible Society and others.
Internationally we support Liz Burns in Tanzania, and Paul and Marleen Roche in Nepal.


Quotable Quotes

The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed. 1 Samuel 2:10