Working together.
For more than 25 years, The Cooperative Ministry has assisted individuals and families in Columbia and surrounding communities in financial and spiritual crisis and helped them regain their independence.
History
The Cooperative Ministry began in 1982 when five downtown Columbia, SC, church congregations joined together to coordinate their efforts to help the area's needy, working poor and homeless.
Since then, The Cooperative Ministry not only has moved to a larger facility, but also grown to encompass congregations of all faiths and 120 partnering agencies, plus countless local civic and social organizations, foundations, businesses and individuals.
One thing that hasn't changed is our mission to help the needy and working poor of our community in crisis. And that means meeting their immediate needs with emergency financial and housing assistance, transportation to get and keep jobs, material goods to start over. But more than that, it means working equally hard to provide emotional support and counseling to prevent future crises.
We provide help for today and hope for tomorrow.
Speakers
For additional information about The Cooperative Ministry or to
schedule a speaker to talk to your group, class or congregation, please
e-mail us at info@coopmin.org or call 799-3853, ext. 111.
Cooperative Ministry PowerPoint Presentations
Cooperative Ministry Overview
Brochure