“Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife…”, “…For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,…”, Each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.”, “Finally the time came for him to marry her.” It is our sincere belief that marriage, as ordained by God, is defined as being between one natural man and one natural woman. No other will be condoned or recognized and no other will be performed in any facility owned or controlled by the Church. (Jeremiah 29:6; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Genesis 21:21; Genesis 29:21; 1 Corinthians 7:36, 39; Genesis 2:23-24; Ephesians 5:22-23, 25, 28-29, 31, 33) We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Covenant Love as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to the Covenant Love members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by Covenant Love in any capacity, or who serve as members and/or volunteers, agree to and abide by the Statement of Marriage.