Meetinghouse The Building and Grounds Committee is charged with stewardship of our building and grounds all for events to be held outside, people can find a worshipful or meditative outside environment, and the activities, gardening, and other creative uses nurtures the Columbia Friends community. The work of the committee includes the following; Developing policies and…
Author: Gerald Rudolph
Renovating the Meetinghouse
The work seemed daunting at first, but with Rick Schoolmeester’s skills and confidence we jumped and renovated the building with very little help from outside contractors.
Green Burial
Columbia Society of FriendsGreen Burial at Cemetery at 120 Pisgah Church Road To make arrangements for a Green Burial: Call the clerk of Columbia Friends (listed on web page) to see if they will allow the family to bury the person. Decide on the location for burial. Death at home, no hospice: call 911. An…
Meetinghouse Before Renovations
Columbia Friends Gathering received the property from the United Methodists in 2010 and began renovating the building in 2011 under the guidance of Rick Schoolmeester. The Midlands Center had been using the building on occasion for funerals of some patients and to store a few things, but it gradually began to give into decay over…