St. Paul's Church, Chippenham

Getting Married at St Paul’s Chippenham

If you live in one of the North Chippenham Group of Churches parishes, of which St Paul’s is one, you can get married at any of the churches in the group if you are legally free to do so. If you want find out which parish you live in please visit www.achurchnearyou.co.uk.

You may also be married at St Paul’s if you are a regular worshipper and are on the church’s electoral roll.

You may still get married at St Paul’s even if you don’t live in the parish, if you or your fiancé(e) can demonstrate a Qualifying Connection. A person has a Qualifying Connection with a parish if that person:

• Was baptised in the parish. (This does not apply where the baptism formed part of a combined service of baptism or confirmation); or
• Had his or her confirmation entered in a church register book of a church or chapel in the parish; or
• Has at any time had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or
• Has at any time habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;

Or

A Parent of that person has at any time during that person’s lifetime:

• Had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months; or
• Habitually attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;

Or

A Parent or Grandparent of that person was married in the parish.

If you or your partner have been married before you will need to speak to the Rector Simon Tyndall on 01249 657 216 to discuss your application and talk through the options. A divorce does not necessarily rule out marriage in church. Each case is decided individually.

If you are interested in getting married at St Paul’s, or any of the other churches in the North Chippenham Group of churches, St Nicholas’ Hardenhuish, St Peter’s Langley Burrell or St Michael and All Angels, Kington St Michael please contact the North Chippenham Group of Churches office on 01249 444 771 to arrange a time to visit the office to to go through some of the details of getting married in the Church of England and to complete a banns application form. We ask for a £40 deposit at this time which can be paid either by cash or cheque.