St. Anna Alexander Center for
Racial Reconciliation & Healing
We are working to restore the historic schoolhouse, and to turn the Good Shepherd church and school—in the rural Pennick community, 13 miles north of Brunswick, 15 miles west of Darien—into a pilgrimage site and retreat center.
Her Life and Ministry
Born in 1865, Anna established a mission church at Pennick in 1894 and a school in 1902. She tirelessly and devotedly taught, led services, and inspired young people with hope
Sainthood
In 1998, the Diocese of Georgia began the process for her Episcopal Church to honor Deaconess Alexander’s holiness of life. In 2018, the General Convention recognized St. Anna’s feast day, September 24.
Schoolhouse Restoration
Plans are underway to restore the historic schoolhouse, and to turn the Good Shepherd church and school into a pilgrimage site and retreat center to extend the legacy of this Saint of Georgia.
Watch this 10-minute documentary on Deaconess Anna Alexander.
An inspiring example
Black Episcopalians built schools to create the quality education not offered in segregated public schools in order to send generations of African Americans to colleges or technical schools.
Delegates to a church council are shown here in front of St. Athanasius Church in Brunswick, Georgia. Deaconess Alexander is second from the right side on the back row.
A unique witness to the Gospel
Born on St. Simons Island in 1865, Anna Alexander became the only African American set aside in the order of deaconess in the Episcopal Church. Recognized for her holiness of life by the Episcopal Church, she is the Patron Saint of the Diocese of Georgia.
Join us on a journey of discovery
St. Anna Alexander Pilgrimage
RacialJusticeGA holds an annual trip to Pennick and other key sites in St. Anna’s life in the St. Anna Alexander Pilgrimage offered in late September.
Good Shepherd Schoolhouse
We are working to restore the historic schoolhouse, and to turn the Good Shepherd church and school—in the rural Pennick community, 13 miles north of Brunswick, 15 miles west of Darien—into a pilgrimage site and retreat center.
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