CONFIRMATION RETREAT 2027
January 29th - 31st
Epworth by the Sea
St. Simons Island, GA
The South Georgia GMC is excited to announce the 4th annual Confirmation Retreat. All SGAGMC churches are invited to participate in what is to be a wonderful time of fellowship, learning and discipleship.
REGISTRATION
Confirmation Retreat is not a replacement for confirmation classes, but a weekend complimenting everything you’re doing in your local church! We will have 4 worship sessions including games, worship, a lesson and then small group discussion and prayer.
Our goal for the weekend is to inform each student about the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, to guide them into the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and to provide them with the necessary tools to continue to grow in that relationship with Christ. We also cover core values and history of the Methodist Church including Methodist Jeopardy and a guest appearance by John Wesley!
Our confirmation retreat is primarily attended by 6th grade students who are in Confirmation at their local church; however, the event is open to 6th-12th grade! Groups are also invited to participate in a prayer labyrinth that will be available around Epworth throughout the weekend.
ACCOMODATIONS
Each church must reserve and pay for their own accommodations at Epworth by the Sea. Cabins at Epworth are on a first come, first serve and will fill rapidly. Each individual church is responsible for their own Cabin Reservations for the weekend. Check with Tiffany about items to bring for the cabin.
Please contact Tiffany Lamb at Epworth By the Sea ASAP
912.638.8688 / tlamb@epworthbythesea.org
Epworth by the Sea | A Conference, Retreat & Vacation Center
REGISTRATION FEE & PROCESS
Each Church is responsible for their own registration of students. Registration fee for the event is $25 per student. (This does not include the accommodation cabin stay fee with Epworth, your transportation costs, or free time costs on Saturday. This fee is for the confirmation conference only. Individual churches are responsible for transportation, accommodations and free time. Each group must make reservations through Tiffany Lamb at Epworth by the Sea. )
Churches should mail one check for their group registration to 114 Harris Farm Rd
Brunswick, GA 31520. Reservation accomadations are made directly with Tiffany Lamb at Epworth by the Sea.Due January 10, 2027, a Registration List of student’s names and t-shirt sizes AND adult volunteer’s names and t-shirt sizes is due to Wesley Marshall. wmarshall@parkave.church
REQUIRED CONSENT FORM
A SGAGMC Consent form will be required for each student attending. Click the button below to print and fill out.
This form is your student’s ticket to enter the retreat so do not forget it!
Adult Volunteers
Your church is required to complete the Ministry Safe training and verification process for each adult volunteer that attends the event. All volunteers must adhere to the Conference’s Covenant of Care Policy.
Retreat Schedule
Friday January 29
5pm Check in at Brown
6:30 pm Dinner
8 pm Session I
10 pm Free Time (Group Games) 11:30 pm In the Cabins Lights Out
Saturday, January 30
7:30 am Breakfast
9 am Session II-
11:30 am Lunch
1pm Methodist Trivia!!
6pm Dinner
6:45pm Interview with John Wesley
8pm Session III
11 pm Lights out
Sunday, 8am Breakfast
Pack up, Clean up
9am Session IV
GROUP PICTURE
11:30am Hit the road! (Sunday Lunch IS NOT included at Epworth)
QUESTIONS
Confirmation Retreat Coordinator Wesley Marshall Park Avenue Church in Valdosta, are happy to answer any questions you may have!
The Meaning of Confirmation
Through the rite of confirmation, we personally renew the covenant declared at our baptism, witness to God’s work in our lives, affirm our commitment to Christ and his holy Church, and receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands enabling our lifelong journey toward holiness. The apostles prayed for and laid hands on those who had been baptized. It is the duty of pastors to prepare confirmands, teaching them the basic tenets of the historic Christian faith, the history and theology of the Wesleyan revival movement, and the practical meaning of church membership in agreement with the Book of Doctrines & Discipline and approved catechism.