Thanks to all who participated in the Columbia Friends Meeting’s annual Hiroshima Remembrance event on Wednesday, August 6, from 6:30-7:30 PM at Columbia Friends Meeting. This free community gathering commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan as well as the many years of advocacy for nuclear disarmament. On August 6 and August…
Category: Events
October 5th Vigil
Building Beloved Community: Spirit-Led Unity July 25-27
Friday, July 25-Sunday July 27 A Summer Weekend Workshop at Columbia Friends Meeting by Mary Ann Downey and Bill Holland What is Unity & Consensus? Learn about Quaker process–Peaceful process. It doesn’t necessarily mean quiet (or relaxing), but it has the ingredients for building what Friends call beloved community. Friends, at their best, had some useful…
AFSC Opportunities 2-10-25
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has a few opportunities to get involved or take action. They are accepting applications for their program: Emerging Leaders for Liberation, 8-month paid program with a $500 stipend, open to young adults looking to deepen their social justice and leadership skills. https://afsc.org/programs/emerging-leaders-liberation They are also encouraging organizations to take…
Garden Trail
Community Garden Trail: Connecting Residents to Nature and Nutrition We’re excited to announce a new trail will connect Point Grand Apartments to our community greenspace, where residents can participate in raised bed gardening. This easy-access path allowsapartment dwellers to embrace nature and grow their own food just steps from home.Trail Details: Length: 500 ft. Surface:…
35th Annual Hiroshima Remembrance Aug. 6th, 2025 6:30pm
(This is the announcement page for our annual Hiroshima Rememberance event, to see pictures from this year’s event, scroll to the bottom of this post) The Columbia Friends Meeting will host the annual HiroshimaRemembrance event on Wednesday, August 6, from 6:30 PM to 7:30PM at 120 Pisgah Church Road, Columbia, SC 29203. “The ReligiousSociety of…
AFSC Bystander Training
Bystander Intervention Training6:30pm Thursday June 6th2701 Heyward Street, Columbia(UU Church)Learn strategies for:bystander interventioneffectivecommunicationharm reductionin the face of political violenceTraining provided via Zoom by Tim Franzen of the American Friends ServiceCommittee; participants will roleplay de-escalation strategies in person
March 17, 2024
Brian Blackmore, Director of Quaker Engagement at the American Friends Service Committee, will be with us during the Second Hour. We’ll be taking him to lunch afterwards, if anyone would like to join in.
Second Hour for January 21
We will consider the following queries, sent to us by SAYMA to use as the basis for the creation of our annual State of the Meeting report:
1. What has our monthly meeting been holding/carrying this past year?
2. How has our meeting embraced the Light, and in so doing, how have we been changed?
3. What holds us together and helps us avoid becoming overwhelmed by the brokenness of the world?
Prayer for Peace in Gaza, Jan. 7th
Please join the Carolina Peace Resource Center, The Christian Action Council and Cease Fire Now, in a Peaceful Prayer Vigil. We will have Solidarity, Songs, and Silence. The vigil will be led by Rev. Dr. Regina Moore, Executive Minister and CEO of the South Carolina Christian Action Council based in Columbia.