Skidaway Island United Methodist Church is part of a church with a long history that spans the globe. The United Methodist Church grew out of the 18th-century Anglican Church, with the ministry of John and Charles Wesley, who served on Georgia’s coast in the 1730s and preached on Skidaway Island in 1736. Two hundred and fifty years later, in 1983, Skidaway Island United Methodist Church started weekly services expanding from a condominium to our current sanctuary.

We are a congregation of the Savannah District of the South Georgia Conference. The pastor, who is appointed annually by the presiding bishop of this conference, leads our church. Church staff support the pastor’s leadership. At the foundation of this congregation are the prayers, presence, gifts and service of the members who so freely give as they pursue God’s call in their lives.

Two lay boards administer the ministries of the church and the Lay Leadership Committee appoints their members:

The Administrative Board is the chief legislative body of the church, governs the day-to-day business and manages the finances of the church.

Maintaining the purpose and vision of the congregation, the Council of Ministries directs the ministries of the church. It is the active programming arm of the church.

Many sub-committees of the board and council see to the daily operations and ministries of the church. To learn more about these volunteer opportunities, see the Volunteer Ministries brochure available in our church office.