Celebrating God’s faithfulness through mission, ministry & evangelism

Churches throughout the conference continue to demonstrate how great God’s faithfulness is  through mission, ministry, and evangelism.

Evangelistically Fruitful Congregations
The mission of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. A significant dimension of the disciple-making process is that of leading people to make a commitment to God through baptism and profession of faith in Jesus Christ.

Reaching new persons with the gospel is at the very heart of every church’s purpose. Below are congregations in each district that charted the largest net gain in membership, the largest number of professions of faith, the best ratio of professions of faith with regard to membership in 2022, and every local church showing a net gain in membership for 2022.

Reynolds Chapel UMC was the overall conference leader with the largest net gain in membership, Vineville UMC led the conference in the largest number of professions of faith, and Greater Trinity UMC had the best ratio of professions of faith.

The churches with the largest net gain in membership in each district in 2022 were:

Coastal: St. Simons Island 
North Central: Vineville
Northeast: Pittman Park
Northwest: St. Paul
South Central: Harpers Chapel
Southwest: Reynolds Chapel

The churches with the largest number of professions of faith in each district in 2022 were:

Coastal: Wesley Monumental
North Central: Vineville
Northeast: Pittman Park
Northwest: St. Paul
South Central: Central (Fitzgerald)
Southwest: Moultrie First

The churches with the best ratio of professions of faith in each district in 2022 were:

Coastal: Greater Trinity
North Central: Christ (Warner Robins)
Northeast: Bethany (Burke County)
Northwest: Wesley (Howard)
South Central: Manor
Southwest: Putney

Every local church showing a net gain in membership for 2022 has been designated an Evangelistically Fruitful Congregation. 

Coastal District
ConneXion
Hinesville
Jekyll Island
Midway
Pinkney Chapel
Richmond Hill
Speedwell
St. Simons Island
Trinity (Savannah)
Waverly

North Central District
Asbury (Jefforsonville)
Centenary
Christ (Warner Robins)
Jeffersonville
Martha Bowman 
Perry
Rockledge
Sandersville
Shurlington
Vineville

Northeast District
Bethany (Burke Co.)
Brooklet
Center
Fairhaven
Habersham
Mt. Vernon
Nepsey-Warren
Pittman Park
Statesboro First
Wadley First

Northwest District
Byron
Ellerslie
Leslie
Midland
St. Paul
Waverly Hall
Wesley (Howard)

South Central District
Bickley
Blackshear First
Graham
Harpers Chapel
Hopewell (Baxley)
Manor
Patterson
Sheltons Chapel
Shiloh (Lowndes Co)
Tifton First
West Green

Southwest District
Bethany (Mitchell Co)
Cordele First
El Faro
Iron City
Midway (Cordele)
Reynolds Chapel

Fully Connectional Churches

Also recognized were those churches that were fully connectional in 2022 by giving 100% or more of their apportionments. Click here to view a full list.

Mission Giving

The generosity of South Georgia United Methodists in their mission giving makes an impact in the Kingdom of God every single day. Mission giving keeps with our mission to “make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”

Second Mile Giving
Second Mile Giving is an exciting and significant element of the stewardship program within our connectional system at both the General Church and Conference levels. One official Second Mile Giving program within The United Methodist Church is The Advance for Christ and His Church. In 1948, the General Conference launched the Advance as a call to Christians to help rebuild a world shattered by World War II.

The first mile, or priority, continues to be for local churches to fulfill their commitment to the World Service Fund, Conference Benevolences, and other apportioned funds. Second mile stewardship through The Advance fosters partnerships between those who give and those who receive. Through Advance gifts, persons determine and support their own individual and local congregation’s giving priorities.

Conference Advance Specials are projects geographically located within the boundary of the South Georgia Conference. They have been screened by the Conference Outreach Team and authorized by the South Georgia Conference to solicit support from local churches.  

Three Star Churches
Local churches are challenged by the Conference Outreach Team to achieve stars of excellence in Second Mile Giving by:

• sharing faithfully in the total mission of the church by paying 100% of all apportionments;
• investing a minimum of $25 in at least one fruitful ministry listed in each of the Six Lanes of the Advance; and 
• boldly extending support of at least one ministry listed in the PLUS lane.

Click here to view a list of Three Star Churches for 2022.

Carruth Mission Awards
The Carruth Mission Awards were inaugurated in honor of Rev. Carlton and Mrs. Augusta Carruth for their many years of faithful service and support of missions.

Highest Total Given to Missions: Isle of Hope
Highest Per Capita Given to Missions: Wesley (Howard Charge)

The churches with the highest total given to missions in each district were:

Coastal: Isle of Hope
North Central: Vineville
Northeast: Statesboro First
Northwest: Epworth (Columbus)
South Central: Central (Fitzgerald)
Southwest: Cordele First 

The churches with the highest per capita given to missions in each district were:

Coastal: Isle of Hope
North Central: Davisboro 
Northeast: Fair Haven
Northwest: Wesley (Howard Charge)
South Central: Central (Fitzgerald)
Southwest: Ozell

For full Annual Conference coverage, visit www.sgaumc.org/annualconference.