Mission:

The mission of Beauvoir United Methodist Church is: to be and make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!

History:

On Sunday, February 19, 1956, the first Church School, and the first Worship Service were held in a small fours-room house in a promising, fast-growing area just west of Keesler Air Force Base. The building was rented on faith, the landlord giving us two Sundays in which to raise the month's rent of $50.00.
Harold Ryker, local preacher of the First Methodist Church of Biloxi, upon recommendation of the Commission on Missions of First Church, supervised the Church School and preached the first sermon.

For the third Sunday service the pastor spoke from the back steps to a group too large to be seated inside. Then for the next Sunday service the Reverend T.O. Prewitt, Conference Chairman of Evangelism, helped our people set up a large conference tent.

The enthusiasm and attendance continued to grow so that on Sunday, April 8, 1956, the Reverend D.T. Ridgway, District Superintendent, convened a Church Conference and Beauvoir Methodist Church was organized with Harold Ryker assigned as pastor. Seventy-seven people, with sawdust underfoot and the tent over head, signed the registration book as charter members while the Reverends W. A. Tyson, T. O. Prewitt, D. T. Ridgway and Harold Ryker looked on.

N naturally, the tent could serve only as temporary housing. Fortunately the trustees, Rex Ward as president, located a choice piece of property and arranged to buy it. With the help of the men of the church a 40' x 30' steel Quonset-type building was acquired and erected on the property and the first service was held in it July 12, 1956. Church School classes went outdoors under the scattered pines. 

About Us:

Beauvoir United Methodist Church is a part of the Seashore District, Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. We strive to build our lives on the foundation of Scripture, using our tradition, reason and experience to aid us in the application of God’s Word.

We attempt to live by the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church which state: We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God’s gifts, and we repent of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends. We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind. We commit ourselves to the rights of men, women, children, youth, young adults, the aging, and people with disabilities; to improvement of quality of life; and to the rights and dignity of all persons. We dedicate ourselves to peace throughout the world, to the rule of justice and law among the nations, and to individual freedom for all people of the world. We believe in the present and final triumph of God’s Word in human affairs and gladly accept our commission to manifest the life of the gospel in the world.