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 South Beach United Presbyterian Church is a coastal church in a rural setting. As a small church, we minister to a wide area. We seek to proclaim the Good News of God’s love as people who trust and obey Jesus Christ. Therefore, we aim to provide a place where we can all grow in knowledge, faith and love of Jesus Christ. We commit to being sensitive to the needs of those around us regardless of physical, mental or spiritual state. Our community’s increasing ethnic diversity gives us opportunity to expand our mission outreach. With God’s help and grace, we are eager to meet any and all needs of our community as they may arise. 

Former Pastors:
Rev. Don Davis
Rev. William Ainley, September 25, 1977 – December 31, 1990
Rev. William Meyer, Interim, April 1, 1991 – Mary 31, 1992
Rev. John Akers, June 1, 1992 – September 1, 2000
Rev. David Strickland, Interim, February 4, 2001 – August 1, 2002
Rev. John Indermark, Stated Supply, April 2003 – June 30, 2003
Rev. Paul Kohler, Pastor, July 1, 2003 – December 31, 2009
Dr. Mark White, Temporary Supply, July 1, 2010 – November 30, 2011    

Dr. Tammy - Stampfli, Temporary Supply, September 2013 – November 30, 2014                

Rev. Dan Wiktorek, Temporary Pastor, December 1, 2014 – 2021.

The Rev. Dr. Amanda Sullivan-Kelsey, December 1, 2022 to present.                     

We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a member of the Presbytery of Olympia, which is composed of 25 some churches in Southwestern Washington. We are also part of the Synod of Alaska-Northwest which includes the 5 Presbyteries of Alaska, Washington and the panhandle of Idaho.

Accordingly, the “watchwords” of the Protestant Reformation were:

• sola scriptura (scripture alone) — the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments “are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life” (2 Timothy 3:16,17, Westminster Confession of Faith, 6.002).
• sola gratia (grace alone) — salvation is the free gift of God, by his mercy and love (Ephesians 2:1-10, especially v. 5, 8-9), and;
• sola fide (faith alone) — salvation is by faith in what God has done for us through Jesus Christ, and not a result of what we do for God (cf., Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11).

If these are the “watchwords” of the Reformation, it may be that the “motto” of the Reformation could be “the church reformed and always being reformed by the Word of God and the call of the Spirit.”

What is distinctive about the Presbyterian Church? 

There are, perhaps, two major ways in which Presbyterians are distinctive in their approach to ministry and theology. The first distinctive, as was mentioned earlier, is that Presbyterians hold to a pattern of religious thought known as Reformed theology. A second distinctive is that Presbyterians have a form of government that stresses the active, representational leadership of its officers — ministers of the Word and Sacrament, elders and deacons. These officers, men and women alike, work together with the members and friends of the church, side by side, rather than through an hierarchical structure. Put another way, it is the responsibility of ministers and lay people alike, to share the Good News of God’s love and presence, ministry and mission, with the whole world.