The Diocese of Georgia is finding new life for two repurposed church properties after the congregations that had worshiped there disbanded.
One is now the diocesan headquarters. Last year, staff moved into the second floor of the parish hall at the former St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Savannah. The main space in the parish hall has become an active hub for community events, and an Episcopal worshiping community that had held services in secular spaces in the city has begun gathering regularly in the former church’s nave.
And in Augusta, a building formerly occupied by Christ Episcopal Church until it closed in 2020 is now home to the Byllesby Center, a collection of community ministries overseen by the Rev. Larry Jesion, the center’s executive director. To read more, click here
