How to Plan a Nondenominational Funeral

Planning a funeral can be stressful because you are grieving. You want to get everything right when you pay your respects to your loved ones. You want to follow their wishes and have a beautiful service. Follow these tips to plan a memorable nondenominational funeral.

Instructions

1. Decide where you want to have the funeral. A funeral home may be best if you don't want the service at a particular church.

2. Ask the funeral director to give the service if you don't want a minister from a local church. You can also ask family members and friends to deliver eulogies.

3. Include prayers, hymns or scriptures that are nondenominational instead of those from a particular religion. Include Bible verses but have a family member or the funeral director read the verses instead of a minister.

4. Make the service spiritual without leading toward one particular religion. Talk about Heaven, angels, God and the love of the deceased.

5. Include favorite religious hymns and songs. Pick one or two songs that the deceased loved and play these songs as people enter the funeral home. Play another after the service when people are leaving.

6. Ask the funeral director or a family member to say prayers throughout the service. Have a moment of silence between speeches or after the service so people can gather their thoughts.

7. Plan a wake after the service so people can remember the deceases together. Serve refreshments.

Tips & Warnings

• Prepare your own funeral if you want a specific type of service.

Resources

• This is a website in Ireland that deals with the end of life.
• This is a government website that helps you plan a funeral.