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WELCOME TO TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
At the heart of our life together is the good news of God’s offer of forgiveness and life in Christ. We are a congregation rich in opportunities – for worship, for prayer, for service, and for growing in spiritual life.
Worship times
Holy Eucharist Rite II – A quiet and peaceful celebration of the Eucharist to close the day.
Ministries
Camp Bob
Camp Bob is a summer camp held for children who would otherwise be financially unable to attend summer camp. It is held at Kanuga Camp and conference center in Hendersonville, NC. Each June, through generosity of Trinity parishioners, Trinity members sponsor a trip to Camp Bob with a busload of Columbia children ages 8 to 17. Members of Trinity and others in the community serve as volunteers counselors. Financial contributions pay for the children to attend.
Cooperative Ministry
In 1982, Trinity joined four other downtown churches to establish The Cooperative Ministry, in order to verify need and coordinate assistance for those who came to doors seeking help. Serving the working poor, TCM has evolved into an exceptional program to those on the brink of homelessness. Volunteers and staff provide rent, utility, prescription assistance, and budget counseling, as well as providing links to other agencies which support those in need. For more information about volunteer opportunities or how to make a donation, contact The Cooperative Ministry directly.
St. Lawrence Place
Founded by the people of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Trinity Housing Corporation operates St. Lawrence Place, a transitional housing community. Thirty units provide housing to families coming off the streets of Columbia from various shelters and agencies in the city. An active professional staff presents programs for family enrichment, educational instruction, job training, and interpersonal skills. Volunteers from the Cathedral are involved in afterschool programs and tutoring, maintenance, and enrichment programming. Learn more about St. Lawrence Place here.
International Relationships
Haiti/More Michel
For more than 40 years, the Diocese of Upper South Carolina has been in partnership with the people of Cange, Haiti. Trinity Parishioners have been deeply committed to our friends there as we work together to improve life in this land of great poverty and deprivation. The ministry has evolved over a period of years and now has a major focus on education, health, clean water, sanitation, agriculture, and vocational skills. In the early 2000s, Trinity adopted the remote village of Morne Michel, a three-hour hike from Cange. We provided the resources to build a nine-room school there. The new school opened in 2012, and Trinity remains committed to our effort to provide clean water to the village and operational funding for the school. No roads lead to Morne Michel, and everything - sand, iron, cinderblocks, fresh water - must be carried by hand or donkey up an down the steep mountain trails. Trinity sends regular mission trips to Haiti. The long treks to visit Morne Michel have been life changing for a number of Trinity parishioners.
1100 Sumter St
Columbia, SC 29201-3795
United States
