Qualifying Connections

Couples can also be married at St John’s Stoneleigh if:

  • one or both of them was baptised here, or if this is where one or both of them was prepared for confirmation;
  • one or both of them has lived in this parish for 6 months or more, at any time during their lives;
  • one or both of them has attended worship here for at least 6 months;
  • one of their parents lived in this parish or worshipped at St John’s for at least 6 months (during the child’s lifetime);
  • one of their parents was married at St John’s;
  • one of their grandparents was married at St John’s.

Documentary evidence will need to be provided to support any of these “qualifying connections”.