Wednesday, January 14th, 2026

Church News

Church Council Retreat

On Saturday, January 24th, from 9-11am, our 2026 Church Council & Committee Members will have a time of Retreat, a productive time of planning, learning, dreaming, and implementing. Please be in prayer for all of our staff, church council, and committee members as we share one goal - to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ, while Cultivating Community by Uniting in Purpose & Serving in Love.

Love Photos & Organizing?

Are you and some friends in a post-holiday slump and looking for a project because you’re tired of pickleball and mahjong? Wouldn’t you all have a great time organizing old pictures from our youth program, and creating timeless photo albums to keep in the Green House? We will provide the albums, photographs, and space if you will give the time. Just contact Marjo in the church office for more details!

Missions

WCC Love Walk

We’d love for you to join us on Saturday, February 14th, for the Wesley Community Center Love Walk. This special annual event raises funds for a ministry that comes alongside women, children, and families in our community with crisis intervention, early education, and family support. Whether you walk often or are just coming to show support, everyone is welcome! You can sign up by completing the form below and dropping it off at the church office, where additional copies will be available. Questions? Contact Julie or Sara!

Great Day of Service 2026

The UMC Great Day of Service 2026 is an opportunity for all Coastal District United Methodist Churches to come together and be the hands and feet of Christ for people in our own communities, as well as around the world. We will have a variety of activities for all ages and skill sets. All people are invited to participate, so come join us and bring a friend!

Rise Against Hunger - We will pack 14,000 dehydrated meal packages for distribution to countries experiencing food crises around the world. Great activity for families with children first grade and older.

SIGN UP LINK COMING SOON

Sew hygiene kits for people living in poverty - Skilled sewers and beginners will make hygiene kits for people living in poverty. Once made, we will fill them with travel size hygiene items. If you cannot attend, you can donate items needed - shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb. Place items in the designated bins at IOHUMC or your church. Age 8 years and older are welcome.

Prepare casseroles for area ministries. We will prepare breakfast casseroles to be served to people living in area shelters and unhoused people. Youth and adults are welcome in this activity.

Cooking Angels - We will prepare meals for homebound people.

Prepare sandwiches for unhoused people and pack snack bags with items needed by PACK - a great family-friendly activity.

Write notes of encouragement for Kairos Prison Ministry and P.A.C.K. Savannah - a great activity for all ages.

Make Beds for Sleep in Heavenly Peace- Minimum age to participate is 15 years old Click here for more information on this ministry.

Goodwill Truck - Once again, the truck will be parked at the Isle of Hope UMC Friday-Sunday, February 27th - March 1st. Based on the total weight of our gently-loved treasures, Goodwill will give us shopping vouchers to distribute to help many in our community.

Planting daffodils for the Daffodil Project - great project for all ages. Home - The Daffodil Project

Nursery: Nursery is provided from 9-noon at IOHUMC for ages infant to 4 years. Please contact Beth Parr by Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026 at bparr@iohumc.com to secure a nursery reservation.

Music Ministry

St. Simons Sacred Music Festival

We’re excited to share that the Isle of Hope Choir will be participating in the St. Simons Sacred Music Festival January 30–31 at St. Simons UMC. This year’s clinician is acclaimed composer Howard Helvey, whose music we’ll also be singing here at Isle of Hope this spring. Our choir has been part of this festival for several years, and it is always a meaningful and inspiring experience. We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn, worship, and make music alongside choirs from across the region.

One & Done Choir - February 1st!

One and Done Choir is a joyful, low-commitment way to build community through song. On selected Sundays, congregants of all ages and musical backgrounds are invited to gather at 8:30am to learn a simple, fun anthem together—and then share that music in worship the very same morning.

No long-term rehearsals or experience required—just a willingness to show up, sing alongside others, and be part of something meaningful. One and Done Choir creates space for connection, laughter, and shared purpose, reminding us that community can be formed quickly when voices come together in harmony.

Carry Me Home: 175 Years of Gospel Songs

Sunday, February 22 at 4:00 p.m.

In celebration of our church’s 175th anniversary this year, we invite you to an evening of music that traces the living faith of our congregation across generations. “Carry Me Home: 175 Years of Gospel Song” explores the music that would have shaped worship in south Georgia from the early 19th century through the early decades of the 20th century, reflecting the joys and the trials of our shared history.

As the evening progresses, the music moves forward in time, embracing the warmth and assurance of late 19th century gospel hymns and early Southern gospel songs--music that carried faith into a new century while remaining rooted in the past. Featuring the Isle of Hope Men’s Chorus, reed organ, and violin, this program is not so much a concert, but a musical remembrance--an offering of gratitude for the generations who have worshiped, suffered, rejoiced, and believed within our walls.

We invite you to join us as we celebrate 175 years of faith remembered, faith sung, and faith still alive!

Other Church News

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING

Wanted: Prayer partners to join together on Wednesday nights in the Prayer Room in the Tabby House at 5:30 for corporate prayer. As Paul reminds us, we are to “always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people," Ephesians 6:18. We will lift up prayer requests and answers to prayer, in addition to praising God, giving Him thanks, lifting up our church, pastors, staff, committees, and activities, and asking for wisdom and guidance that we may be better servants and witnesses.

You may come and go as your time permits. Your prayers may be silent or spoken. If you are uncertain as to how you should pray, ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for you (Romans 8:26-27). We have Christ’s promise that when we gather together in His name, He will be with us (Matthew 18:20). Please consider joining us.

Prayer Requests and Prayers Answered: During each Sunday service, names are lifted up to our Lord for healing, strength, peace, comfort, wisdom, and other needs. If you would appreciate these people being lifted up in prayer during our prayer meetings, please fill out a Prayer Request/ Prayers Answered Card, which can be found in the Sanctuary pews and on the side slots of the Offering Boxes in the Ministry Center. The cards may be placed in an offering plate, an offering box, or turned into the church office. All prayer requests and praises are confidential.

Bake Sale for a Cause – January 25

Stop by the hallway before or after worship on Sunday, January 25, and support Legacy’s bake sale. Proceeds will help purchase a bed through Sleep in Heavenly Peace, with any remaining funds donated to the Wesley Community Centers Love Walk on February 14.

You’ll find a variety of homemade treats, including favorites like brownies, sugar cookies, and chocolate chip cookies. Every purchase supports meaningful work in our community, so come ready to enjoy something sweet and give back at the same time.

Soup & Sourdough • Mingle & Mahjong

January 29

6:00–8:30 PM

Women in Faith invites all women to an evening of warmth, fellowship, and fun! Come enjoy delicious soup, fresh sourdough, and a relaxed night of connection.

No experience with mahjong needed — just bring yourself!

If you are a member and would like to join the online directory, please email

Meghan Hollamon at mhollamon@iohumc.com to receive an invitation.