About St. Bernadette · Millen, Georgia
St. Bernadette Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic mission parish in Millen, Georgia, situated in Jenkins County in the southeastern part of the state. It belongs to the Diocese of Savannah and is administered together with Our Lady of the Assumption Church in nearby Sylvania, which serves as its parish church. The mission sits at 441 North Avenue, Millen, GA 30442, and worship is offered in both English and Spanish to serve the local Hispanic community. As a small mission, it provides weekly Sunday Mass along with weekday Masses and the Sacrament of Confession on Saturdays.
- Patron
- St. Bernadette (Saint Bernadette Soubirous)
- Rector
- Rev. Louis Lussier, MI (pastor of the Sylvania cluster, of which St. Bernadette is a mission)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Savannah
Why belong here
St. Bernadette offers a small, welcoming Catholic community in Millen and the surrounding Jenkins County area, with weekly Mass celebrated in English and a regular Saturday evening Mass in Spanish for the growing Hispanic faithful. It is tied into the larger Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Sylvania, which means visitors and parishioners can connect easily with nearby faith formation, sacramental preparation, and parish life. For Catholics in rural east-central Georgia who would otherwise have to drive a long distance to attend Mass, the mission provides a faithful, neighborhood place to worship.
Mass times at St. Bernadette
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (with Our Lady of the Assumption cluster)
- Weekdays and Sunday: 30 minutes before Mass (per parish listing)
St. Bernadette Mission — Overview
St. Bernadette is a small Catholic mission in the city of Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia, in the southeastern part of the state. It is part of the Diocese of Savannah and is pastorally tied to Our Lady of the Assumption Church in nearby Sylvania, Screven County. The mission's address is 441 North Avenue, Millen, GA 30442, with mailing through P.O. Box 616. Because St. Bernadette is a mission, its online presence is the diocesan parish page at diosav.org/parishes/millen, and the parish directory lists it alongside the Sylvania church.
- Mission status under the Diocese of Savannah
- Clustered with Our Lady of the Assumption, Sylvania
- Address: 441 North Ave., Millen, GA 30442
- Phone: (478) 982-1445
Parish Leadership
As a mission, St. Bernadette is served by the pastor assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption in Sylvania. The Sylvania parish's own website lists Rev. Louis Lussier, MI as its pastor under Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of the Diocese of Savannah, and that priest is therefore responsible for St. Bernadette in Millen as well.
- Rev. Louis Lussier, MI — Pastor (Sylvania cluster, includes Millen mission)
- Diocese of Savannah: Bishop Stephen D. Parkes
History and Community
Because St. Bernadette is a small rural mission with only a brief diocesan listing online, no detailed founding narrative, building history, or list of past priests is published. What is clear from diocesan records is that St. Bernadette has long been paired with Our Lady of the Assumption in Sylvania as a mission church, ensuring that Catholics in Millen and Jenkins County have regular access to Mass and the sacraments even without an independent parish structure. The mission has also grown into a bilingual community, with a Spanish Mass scheduled each Saturday evening in addition to the Sunday English Mass.
- Classified as a mission, not an independent parish
- Pastored together with Our Lady of the Assumption, Sylvania
- Bilingual English/Spanish community
- Public records reference the parish under the Diocese of Savannah parish directory
Visit and Contact
Visitors and parishioners can reach St. Bernadette at 441 North Avenue, Millen, GA 30442, with mail directed to P.O. Box 616, Millen, GA 30442-0616. The parish phone is (478) 982-1445. For the latest Mass and confession schedule, the parish recommends calling the office, since small missions sometimes adjust weekly times. The official online listing is the diocesan page at http://www.diosav.org/parishes/millen.
- 441 North Ave., Millen, GA 30442
- Mailing: P.O. Box 616, Millen, GA 30442-0616
- Phone: (478) 982-1445
- Diocesan page: www.diosav.org/parishes/millen