A United Marriage Encounter weekend begins at 7 pm on Friday and ends at 4 pm on Sunday.

Led by a team of UME couples who will give a series of presentations demonstrating techniques to improve communication and develop a closer relationship between husband and wife. You'll be given opportunities with your spouse to apply the techniques discussed.

The weekend is hosted in Tampa, FL at a hotel near the Tampa Airport.

A Marriage Encounter Weekend is designed to help good marriages become even better. Although many couples with deeply troubled marriages have found value in the weekend, we recommend other weekends for that specific need.

No. The non-refundable $120 is a registration fee per couple used by the local community to purchase supplies and to off-set costs to prepare for the weekend.

UME, through the generosity of couples who have attended a Weekend and have "Paid Forward" for you to attend, provides the funding needed (~$820 per couple) to pay facility costs and meals . This is done through weekend donations and ongoing annual contributions so that any couple can experience a weekend regardless of their ability to pay. You will be given the opportunity to "Pay Forward" for another couple on your weekend as well.

No. The whole program is like a set of interlocking building blocks. If you leave some out the structure will be incomplete. And, because your Weekend cost has been funded by individuals/couples we ask that you honour their generosity by making plans to attend the entire Weekend. Their donation was an investment in you. If you can't attend all sessions, please reschedule to a time when you can stay the entire weekend.

The primary focus of the Weekend is to provide couples with practical methods for improving communication, growing closer to each other, and strengthening the bond between husband and wife. We believe a successful marriage is a Christ-centered marriage. The Christian content in a UME Weekend is integral but not intrusive.

United Marriage Encounter welcomes all faiths, including non-practicing Christians and non-believers. Since our primary mission is to improve marriage, one man one woman legally married, any such married couple can enjoy and greatly benefit from attending a UME Weekend. Although there are discussions relating to a Christ-centered marriage as part of a successful marriage, the Christian content is presented without preaching.

After the weekend, you have the opportunity to get connected and be in community with other previously encountered couples who have also attended a weekend.

If you have more questions about United Marriage Encounter or the Weekend program, use the contact form in our Contact US section or please send us an email at info@umewcf.com.