From the Bishop
How can we bring hope to our communities this year?
FROM THE BISHOP R. LAWSON BRYAN My wife, Sherrill, uses the Notes app on her iPad to greater advantage than anyone I have ever seen. At last count she had accumulated more than ...
Our Connection Matters
Christmas is about Good News
OUR CONNECTION MATTERS NITA CRUMP Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel ...
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January 13 lesson: Submit to God
Click here for a print-friendly version Submit to God Winter Quarter: Our Love For God Unit 2: Loving God by Trusting Christ Sunday school lesson for the week of January 13, ...
January 20 lesson: Rejoice in All Circumstances
Click here for a print-friendly version Rejoice in All Circumstances Winter Quarter: Our Love For God Unit 2: Loving God by Trusting Christ Sunday school lesson for the week of...
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Fire, Fire!
JOHN WESLEY MOMENTS DAVE HANSON Once when John Wesley was preaching he observed several people sleeping in the congregation. He stopped in the middle of his sermon and shouted, “...
Connectional Ministries
Printable Jan. 8 South Georgia Advocate
Click here to view and print the Jan. 8 issue of the South Georgia Advocate. This is a link to a printable PDF file that contains all of the news and stories from the January 8 ...
Leadership Team applications now available
Leadership Team applications now available
Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Camp Connect Summer Leadership Team at Epworth By The Sea. Applications are open to college students who have completed at least ...
Multicultural Luncheon set for Feb. 9
The third annual Multicultural Luncheon will be held February 9, 2019, from noon until 2 p.m. at Cordele First United Methodist Church. The 2019 theme is “Alive Together in Christ,...
2019 Join the Journey Confirmation Retreat set for March 1-3
2019 Join the Journey Confirmation Retreat set for March 1-3
During the weekend of March 1-3, 2019, more than 500 confirmands will gather at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island for the annual “Join the Journey” Confirmation Retreat of ...
News
Task force prepares for possible outcomes of General Conference
Task force prepares for possible outcomes of General Conference
The special session of General Conference will be held in less than six weeks, and while things are still undecided and uncertain, South Georgia is making plans for the future of ...
Post-General Conference Information Session planned for March 9
South Georgia United Methodists are invited and encouraged to attend a post-General Conference information session Saturday, March 9 from 1-4 p.m. at the UGA Tifton Campus ...
Cleanup, recovery still happening in southwest Georgia
Cleanup, recovery still happening in southwest Georgia
A few weeks ago, Allison Lindsey, associate director of connectional ministries, was among a team of conference leaders who traveled to southwest Georgia to assess the ongoing ...
Delegates pray, prepare for special called General Conference session
Delegates pray, prepare for special called General Conference session
Eight people will represent the South Georgia Conference at a special called session of General Conference, which will be held Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis. The South Georgia ...
Tod Bolsinger to headline Epworth’s Winter Conference, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1
Dr. Tod Bolsinger, author of “Canoeing the Mountains, Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory,” will headline this year’s Winter Conference at Epworth By The Sea, Jan. 29 – ...
2018 Conference Journal ready for orders and download
2018 Conference Journal ready for orders and download
Journal includes conference business, directories, reports, appointments, and statistical tables The 2018 Journal of the South Georgia Annual Conference is now available for ...
Happenings
Events in the South Georgia Conference – 1/8/2019 edition
Connectional Ministries Leadership Tour, Pine Forest UMC, Dublin – Jan. 13 Leaders all across the South Georgia Conference have answered the call to serve in their local church ...

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