Reverend Ben Gosden was appointed to Trinity Church in June 2016. He is the proud husband of Katie and father of Olivia and Sam. He is originally from Columbus, GA. Ben graduated from Columbus State University in 2008 with a degree in Political Science. He then went to Emory University's Candler School of Theology to earn his M.Div degree in 2011. In 2022, Ben graduated from Candler School of Theology, this time with a Doctor of Ministry. His doctoral focus was on leadership and his project was specifically about leading church both online and in-person - inspired by the need Trinity had to create a robust online ministry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ben's passions for ministry are preaching, systems leadership, missions and justice ministry, and community organizing. He works for and dreams of a church where all are welcomed and where all reach out in concern to the world around us to share love, grace, and mercy.

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Ben's Podcast - Faith Revisited - Click Here

Dr. Jared Register directs the choral program at Savannah Arts Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and serves as Director of Music and Organist at Trinity United Methodist Church - Savannah.

As an experienced educator and musician, Register has held positions in public schools, churches, and community organizations for over a decade. Since coming to SAA in 2017, the choirs have received juried invitation to a state in-service conference performance (GMEA, 2020), multiple first place winnings at competitions, superior ratings at performance evaluations, and regularly participate in domestic and international performance tours. His students can also be found at All-State Chorus, All-State Reading Chorus, and Governor’s Honors Program events each year.

Register earned graduate degrees in choral music education and conducting from Georgia Southern University (Master of Music) in 2012 and The University of Georgia’s Hodgson School of Music (Doctor of Musical Arts) in 2019.

Raised in the metro Atlanta area, Register attended Salem High School in Conyers, Georgia. He and his husband, a special education educator and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, reside in Savannah, Georgia with their pup, Brody..