Marriage Celebrants

BCSANT accredited pastors are eligible to receive a Marriage Celebrant’s licence as a “Minister of Religion”. Recognised pastors may also be nominated as a Marriage Celebrant on the basis of church request and need.

All pastors wanting to obtain a Marriage Celebrant licence with BCSANT must undertake the BCSANT training before a nomination is submitted to Births, Deaths, and Marriages in either SA or NT.  

Those who hold a Marriage Celebrant’s licence through BCSANT are required to keep up to date with changes to the Marriage Act and Marriage Guidelines. BCSANT will endeavour to make relevant changes known to all celebrants, and provides regular training which Celebrants are recommended to undertake at least every five years. 

BCSANT Marriage Celebrants can only marry couples according to the registered rites of the Baptist Union of Australia.