The Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah

The authority of the word of God, symbolized by the massive mahogany pulpit, remains the focal point of its ministry. Without apology, Independent proclaims the unchanging gospel of God’s saving grace in Jesus Christ. Its enduring commitment to the application of the word of God to every sphere of life made this a church that is ever contemporary, addressing the ancient Scriptures to the needs of modern times. The human soul was made to know and worship God. We experience something deeply fulfilling when we worship the true God in the true way, in “spirit and truth,” as Jesus said (John 4:23). The problem today is that such worship is difficult to find. In some places worship is formal, dull, and dead. It consists of the same ceremonies, the same rituals, and the same words repeated by rote, week after week after week. In other places it is alive enough, but it has degenerated into entertainment. Neither formalism nor entertainment can satisfy the soul that seeks to connect with God. We offer a worship that is reverent, unambiguously God-centered, orderly, and conducted with humble dignity. Our services join together that which is so often separated: reverent worship and biblical preaching. We see this as the distinctive benefit of our ministry: God-centered worship and Bible teaching at the same place and at the same time. Our service is a classic worship service in the tradition of Reformed (or Presbyterian) Protestantism. Given the diversity of styles of worship today, what we do is unfamiliar to many of our visitors.