Ministry Credentials

Credentials of Ordination or license can be filed by mail
or in person.    

  By Mail:

•   Send:
  • Original or photocopy of your Credentials of Ordination or license
  • Signed copy of Filing Credentials of Ordination Worksheet.pdf
  • Fee of $20.  Acceptable forms of payment are credit card, personal check, money order or cashier's check.  Make checks payable to:  Olmsted County.
• Mail to:

Olmsted County
Passports and Marriages
151 4th Street SE
Rochester, MN  55904

In Person:

• Bring original or photocopy of your Credentials of Ordination or license   
• Fee of $20.  Acceptable forms of payment are cash, credit card, personal check, money order or cashier's check.  Make checks payable to:  Olmsted County Vital Records

Note:  Your Credentials of Ordination must be filed in at least one county in Minnesota in order to perform a legal marriage ceremony.