St. Helena's Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Shay Gaillard (Samuel Porcher Gaillard IV) — Rector

Founded See website

Denomination ACNA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.sthelenas.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

No women priests or deacons in ordained roles per leadership page.

Male-only ordained clergy; women in lay ministry director roles

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Shay Gaillard (Rev. Samuel Porcher Gaillard IV) Rector; Clergy page shows male ordained priests and male deacons; women serve in lay director roles (Children's Ministry, Women's Ministry, Operations) — not ordained.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

WebFetch 2026-04 returned content for Cathedral of St. Helena (Catholic, Montana) rather than St. Helena's Parish Beaufort SC — likely host misroute. Prior ACNA/ADOSC evidence for Parish of St. Helena (1712) retained; green holds.

Strong

Assessment

St. Helena's Church in Beaufort, SC has ~1,373 average attendance. One of the top 5 largest ACNA parishes nationally.

#acna#beaufort#south-carolina

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source sthelenas1712.org/leadership
[2] Live source adosc.org/find-churches/listing/beaufort-the-parish-churc…

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