Serving Richland & Lexington Counties

The following organizations provide opportunities for congregations to serve.

Click through for more information, or email amiller@shandon.org for an online introduction.

CHILDREN & YOUTH

• Child Evangelism Fellowship

• Camp Cole

• Ezekiel Ministries

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes

• Hall Psychiatric Institute for Children & Adolescents

• Jubilee Academy

• Game Changers at River’s Edge Retreat

• Teen Challenge Columbia

• School Ministries

• Young Life Capernaum (Special Needs)

• Young Lives (Teen Moms)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• Apartment Life

FOOD, SHELTER & CRISIS CARE

• FoodShare

• Free Medical Clinic

• Harvest Hope Food Bank

• Harvest Pack

• Home Works

• Ronald McDonald House

• Salvation Army of the Midlands

• Sharing God’s Love

• The Cooperative Ministry

FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION

• Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries

• Lifeline Children’s Services

• Richland County Foster Parent Association

• South Carolina Youth Advocate Program

HOMELESSNESS & RECOVERY

• Family Promise of the Midlands

• Oliver Gospel + Toby’s Place

• Providence Home

• Reconciliation Ministries

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

• Lighthouse for Life 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• The Haven

MILITARY

• CRU Military at Fort Jackson

• Victory Ranch

PRISON MINISTRY

• CIU Prison Initiative

• JUMPSTART programs in Midlands-area prisons

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• A Moment of Hope

• Daybreak LifeCare Center

• LaVie Pregnancy Care Center

• LifeBridge of South Carolina

TESTIMONY FILMS

• Forever Changed Ministries

IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY

• Local schools

• First Responders (EMS, fire, and police)

• Refugees (primarily served through Lutheran Services Carolinas)

• Internationals (teachers, college students, non-English speakers, and people groups)

• Nearby neighbors in need