Running Reverend
Dallas Fort Worth Area Same-Sex Wedding Officiant
Wedding officiant, clergy, minister, pastor, justice of the peace alternative serving Johnson, Tarrant, Hill, Dallas, Denton, Collin counties. DFW. Fort Worth area. Blum, Joshua, Burleson, Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Euless, Hurst, Dallas, Carrolton, Lewisville

Clients from the fullness of the LGBTQ+ spectrum are welcome and enthusiastically affirmed.
Reverend Melissa Ashmore officiates weddings in the LGBTQ+ community as a member of the community herself. She takes pride in creating inclusive, affirming and creative ceremonies.
Religious, non-religious and interfaith, multi-faith, agnostic and atheist wedding celebrations. Previous marriages, kids, living together, families formed in alternative ways– all welcome.
Please feel free to ask about other LGBT affirming wedding vendors in the DFW area and any questions you may have about obtaining your marriage license.



Melissa currently maintains ordained standing with the North Texas Association of the United Church of Christ.
Melissa has been serving the DFW area since 1999. She was privileged to preside over many weddings after being recognized as a spiritual leader in the DFW running/cycling community. She spent time with people in spiritual reflection on long runs. She officiated their weddings on long rides, at marathons, in gardens, backyards and traditional wedding venues.
In 2006, she began to formalize her training by attending and later receiving her MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School which is now at Yale. Melissa served congregations, wellness ministries, interfaith advocacy and helped people mark the important milestones in their lives.
Along the way she finally was able to legally marry her long time partner, Lora. They have two children.


Clergy known as Running Reverend from DFW
Melissa is an ordained Christian minister in the Dallas / Fort Worth area who served as an interfaith chaplain in the running community, in faith communities, in education and the larger community.
Contact her if you need an officiant for your wedding or if you’d like her to speak or consult with your organization.




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2529 Greenhaven - Burleson, Texas 76028
Member Since:
June 2020
Member ID:
P-2021-06-12
