Volunteers are needed as support for the City of Charleston's Warming Center this winter!

From November 1 through March 20, when the temperature dips below a specified level (an estimated 27 nights), those dealing with homelessness and those who have inadequate heating will be welcomed into the center from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m.

Volunteers set up the rooms, others prepare or serve a dinner, others spend the night (two shifts), others serve breakfast, and the last team cleans up. If you might consider being part of a team for one or two weeks during those months, please fill out the form below or let Sarah Mitchell know as soon as possible.

UPDATE: We are helping with food preparation (dinners and breakfasts) the week of January 3rd - 9th. All meals are prepared and delivered ahead of the arrival of those spending the night. There are four volunteers on our team so far, and more would be most welcome!

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This week we were able to be part of a big step in the right direction - we were advocates for an apology for Charleston's involvement with slavery.

Carolyn Rivers of the Social Justice Racial Equity Collaborative wrote in an op-ed piece for the Post and Courier, "The Resolution to Recognize, Denounce and Apologize for the City's Involvement with Slavery is not an apology by any individual. It's an apology made on behalf of the city of Charleston for its role in regulating, supporting and fostering slavery and the resulting atrocities inflicted by the institution of slavery. It is a recognition that the prosperity and robust economy of this city began with a dependency upon the free labor, technical expertise and craftsmanship of those peoples who were enslaved."

So much to be said. So much to be done, but it starts with a recognition of harm done and an expressed statement of contrition. Second Presbyterian is an engagement partner in the movement, led by our example of the Christ we follow and whose name we bear.