View source for Religion:St. Michael's Catholic Church (Tybee Island, Georgia)

{{Infobox church
| denomination = Catholic
| name = St. Michael's Catholic Church
| country = United States
| dedicated date = July 5, 1891
| location = 802 Lovell Ave, Tybee Island, GA 31328
| construction cost = $2,000
| founder = 
| website = {{URL|www.saintmichaelstybee.org}}
| functional status = active
| bells = 
| priestincharge = Rev. Jerry Ragan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saintmichaelstybee.org/staff|title=Parish Staff}}</ref>
| capacity = 275 people
}}

'''St. Michael's Catholic Church''' is a local [[Organization:Catholic Church|Catholic]] church in Tybee Island, Georgia, which is situated in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fedderly|first=Eva|title=St. Michael's on Tybee celebrates, makes plans for another 125 years|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/news/2016-06-24/st-michael-s-tybee-celebrates-makes-plans-another-125-years|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
St. Michael's was built in 1891 under the direction [[Religion:Bishop|Bishop]] Thomas A. Becker, and with the assistance of [[Religion:Vicar general|Vicar General]] Edward D. Cafferty, and [[Religion:The Reverend|Reverend]] W.A. McCarthy. Its opening garnered about 200 congregants to the church, which "filled the little church with overflowing."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parish History|url=https://saintmichaelstybee.org/parish-history|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Saint Michael Catholic Church|language=en}}</ref>

The church ran a parochial school, also called St. Michael's, in Tybee Island from 1941 to 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Michael Catholic School|url=https://saintmichaelstybee.org/saint-michael-catholic-school|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Saint Michael Catholic Church|language=en}}</ref> The school is now a public school called the Tybee Island Maritime Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Few|first=Jenel|title=Tybee Island Maritime Academy Charter School ready to set sail|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20130804/NEWS/308049785|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en}}</ref>

== Ministries ==
Several [[Religion:Christian ministry|ministries]] are run by St. Michael's, including a music ministry run by its music director Ryan Beke.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Ministry|url=https://saintmichaelstybee.org/music-ministry|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Saint Michael Catholic Church|language=en}}</ref>

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