Santee Summer Ministry

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

The Order of Worship for Sunday, May 31, 2026, is posted below. We will see you then at 9:30 AM!

05/24/2026

We had 520 people and 79 boats for the opening of the 2026 Worship Experience! We would like to thank Rev. Kevin Blalock for his sermon today. We will see you all again next Sunday at 9:30 AM!

05/23/2026

***Rain or Shine*** The Santee Sumter Ministry’s 2026 Worship Season WILL begin tomorrow, Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30AM!

05/18/2026

The Order of Worship for Sunday, May 24, 2026, is posted below. Rain or Shine "Boat Church" will begin the 2026 Worship Season this Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30AM!

05/18/2026

***The Santee Summer Ministry’s 2026 Worship Season will begin this Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30 AM!***

05/11/2026

We would like to thank our board members for their time and effort yesterday making final preparations to the Worship Lot and preforming a sound check for the start of the 2026 season. The 2026 Worship Experience begins on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30AM. We will meet again in two weeks!

04/26/2026

The 2026 Worship Experience will begin in four weeks! We will meet again on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30AM.

03/24/2026

We are closing in on the time of year for us to meet again! The 2026 Worship Experience will begin on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30AM.

08/31/2025

We had 527 people and 77 boats for the final Worship Experience of 2025.

We extend our profound gratitude to Dr. Thackson for his steadfast leadership, unwavering commitment, and tireless support of The Santee Summer Ministry during the past quarter century. We are grateful for Dr. Thackston’s love of and dedication to The Santee Summer Ministry. Dr. Thackston’s impact on “Boat Church” is immeasurable.

The time of year has arrived when we part ways until the next season. It is our sincere hope that you were brought closer to God and that you will return to your “home church” or find a church to become a part of as you continue your walk with Christ. We would like to thank all of you who helped make the 2025 Worship Experience a wonderful year. We are grateful to the worshippers for your support, attendance, and generosity. We had 5,247 people and 868 boats attend this season.

A special thank you goes out to Elaine Buddin, Buck Sprott, and all of our special music guests and soloists for extending their musical talents to the Worship Experience this year. We would like thank the Clarendon Christian Learning Center for their time leading the children’s message. We would also like to thank our “Off-Shore Crew” of youth volunteers, Anna Lynn Tindal, Coe Hodge, Walker Coffey, and Brody Pricklemyer, for providing copies of The Order of Worship (and lollipops to the young folks) to those worshipping with us out in the waters beyond the seawall. Finally, a big thank you to all of our guest preaches this year. We especially thank the entire Thackston family for sharing Dr. Thackston with all of us, every Sunday, for more than 25 years. To our Board of Directors, we thank you for your time and effort for all that you all do to make “Boat Church” happen each week. We will see you again on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 9:30 AM. May God be with you until we meet again!