Our 2027 Georgia Pastors’ School theme is “Relational Evangelism: Faithful Living. Building Relationships. Sharing Christ. Living Our Faith.”
Visit our site often to find more information. Registration will be open by November 1, 2026.
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In addition to our speaker(s), Bishop Robin Dease will also preach.
Bishop Robin Dease is the resident bishop of the Georgia Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church, including the North Georgia and South Georgia Conferences. She was elected bishop by the 2022 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church and consecrated on November 4, 2022. Her first assignment as bishop was to the North Georgia Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church and she began service in North Georgia on January 1, 2023. On September 1, 2024, she began her next assignment as bishop of the new Georgia Episcopal Area.
Bishop Dease grew up in Brooklyn, New York, one of 13 siblings. She graduated from Claflin University in Orangeburg in 1992. She earned a master of divinity degree and a doctor of ministry degree in stewardship from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Before her election to the episcopacy, Bishop Dease served as pastor and district superintendent in the South Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church and has been involved in numerous denominational and conference boards and committees.
Schedule
Our offering will be announced soon.
Daily Schedule:
Monday – July 12
3:00 – 5:30 Check-in Pastors’ School, Ellie Harvey Room
Check-in Housing @ Epworth By the Sea
5:30 Dinner, Jinks Dining Room (Board, Bishop, and facilitators)
5:30 Dinner, Dining Room (GPS attendees)
7:00 Worship, Strickland Auditorium
Music, TBA
Sermon, TBA
Tuesday – July 13 *
7:00 Breakfast, Dining Room
7:00 Communion, Wright Prayer Tower (concludes at 7:30)
9:00 Plenary Session 1, TBA
10:00 Spouses’ Gathering, Ellie Room
10:30 Break, Pavilion
11:00 Plenary Session 2, TBA
12:45 Lunch, Dining Room and free afternoon**
5:00 Dinner, Dining Room
7:00 Worship, Strickland Auditorium
Music TBA
Sermon, TBA
8:15 Ice Cream Social, Dining Room
Wednesday – July 14*
7:00 Breakfast, Dining Room
7:00 Communion, Wright Prayer Tower (concludes at 7:30)
9:00 Plenary Session 3, TBA
10:30 Break, Pavilion
11:00 Plenary Session 4, TBA
12:45 Lunch, Dining Room and free afternoon**. Districts may gather together at this time (see your DS).
5:00 Dinner, Dining Room
6:00 – 9:00 Parents’ Night Out (organized children’s activities), Gholson Building
Thursday – July 15 *
7:00 Breakfast, Dining Room
9:00 Plenary Session 5, TBA
10:00 Break (please check out of your room during this time)
10:30 Closing Worship, to include Children and Youth Celebration, TBA
Music TBA
Message, Bishop Dease
Communion
12:15 Adjournment/Benediction,
12:45 Lunch, Dining Room
* The Youth will meet at the Portico outside the main office building each morning at 8:45 am and can be picked up in the same place at 12:30 pm. On Tuesday the youth will visit a sponsored Escape Room; Wednesday a roaring kickball game at Mallory Park followed by ice cream (need money for that), and Thursday a morning at the Pier (need money for that).
*The children will meet in the Gholson Building each morning at 8:30 am for VBS programming, and should be picked up immediately after the Plenary Sessions. On Tuesday (with option on Wednesday) weather permitting, will have swim days. Thursday will be an outing to the movies. $8 needed for ticket and snacks. There will also evening programming for the children during worship on Monday and Tuesday. Children may be dropped off at the Gholson Building at 6:30 pm., and must be picked up immediately after the completion of the worship services.
** Options to explore St. Simons; Jekyll Island; Brunswick‘
