Presbytery Meetings
Fall Stated Meeting
Monday, October 27, 2025
Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church
450 N Cromwell Rd, Savannah, GA 31410
10:00am registration & refreshments beginning at 9:00
Lunch reservation is REQUIRED
Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church is hosting the Fall Stated Meeting of Savannah Presbytery on Monday morning, October 27th, but they invite you to come early…as in a day early!
Come Sunday afternoon, October 26th, and enjoy the day in Savannah – in the historic district…at the beach…or doing whatever you would like to rejuvenate body and soul. Then, join WIPC for a Low Country Boil at the Memorial Park pavilion on Tybee Island at 5:00 PM. It is free of charge, but reservations are required.
For those living outside of greater Savannah, a block of rooms has been reserved at Hotel Tybee (1804 Strand Ave; www.hoteltybee.com; 912-786-777) at a rate of $209 (+ tax/fees) for Sunday night. Please make your own reservations (promo code spc26).
OR
Members of WIPC will welcome you into their homes…for free! WIPC members will provide “3 B’s” – a Bedroom, a Bathroom, and a light Breakfast. A limited number of rooms are available, so if you are interested, please let us know.
Whether you are coming for the Stated Meeting or not, come to Savannah on Sunday, October 26th and enjoy fellowship and fun with your Presbyterian brothers and sisters in Christ!
For more information, please contact Rev. Andy Meeker (912-658-2496; revmeeker@hotmail.com)
Future Meeting Dates:
- Winter 2026 – Friday, February 20
10am – St. Simons Presbyterian Church - Spring 2026 – Tuesday, May 19th
time and location TBD
On selecting “Hope” as the theme of her year as
Presbytery Moderator
When I was in college, I had a composition professor who advised us at the beginning of the semester if we ever used the word ‘hope’ in any of our writing, it would be returned to us with a severe point deduction. She hated the word hope. She said hope was an overused and weak word. Often, it is.
However, in the context of scripture, hope is a powerful word, a word full of promise.
Jeremiah 29:19 For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.
I have relied on Jeremiah 29:19 during the three worst times in my life: 1) when my brother was diagnosed with late stage color cancer 20 years ago; 2) when my
grandson, who suffered from clinical depression, died by suicide at the age of 18; and 3) and when my son’s life was nearly taken in a random hate crime.
Each of these events strengthened my belief that events can only be viewed in hindsight because God promised us a future and a hope. My brother miraculously survived and is an activist on the value of a colonoscopy. My daughter now speaks at school assemblies about suicide and is on the Suicide Prevention Board in St. Louis. My son-in-law leads grief support groups. My son believes God spared his life for a specific reason and is in prayer to listen for what God is calling him to do now with his spared life.
My brother, my daughter, my son-in-law and my son believed in God’s promise of a future and a hope and so do I.
Troubles of all kinds abound. Troubles of all kinds will always abound. However, God has promised us a future and a hope. We can act on that promise and become the living embodiment of hope for others.
Marti Stein
Presbytery Moderator
Savannah Presbytery is made up of all congregations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) located within the geographical bounds of Savannah Presbytery except any congregations which are members of non-geographic presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
The presbytery meets in person at least three times per year, usually in October, February, and May. The location of presbytery meetings ordinarily rotates among the different churches. A Zoom option is available when the Wi-Fi and technological system of the host church allow for it. A quorum for a meeting of the presbytery consists of one-quarter of the minister members of the presbytery plus ruling elder commissioners from one quarter of the member congregations of the presbytery.