How To Get Care

HOW TO GET CARE

The members and staff of Shandon Presbyterian are committed to providing love, care, and support to each other as we walk the path of life with Christ and answer God's call to be servants to those in need. If you are in need of care, there are many avenues available to you:

Emergency Pastoral Care: Every day one of our ministers is available to respond to pastoral emergencies. Should an emergency arise during business hours call the church office at 771-4408. If you are in need of emergency pastoral care after business hours, call 730-3037 and a minister will respond immediately. Examples of emergencies include death, illness, marital crisis, domestic violence, child abuse, or other personal crisis.

Congregational Care: Members are sometimes in need of care, but are not in crisis. You may inquire about care that is available through the pastoral staff, the Pastoral Counseling Center, Stephen Ministry, and a variety of caring groups within the church family by contacting Anne Walkup, the Coordinator for Congregational Care, by e-mail or by calling the church office at 771-4408 ext.32. All information given will be handled confidentially.

THE COLUMBIA PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER
600 King Street (Corner of Blossom and King St. – on the Shandon Presbyterian Campus)
Phone: 803-256-1033

The Columbia Pastoral Counseling Center is a non-profit service supported by client fees and by congregations of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Center offers counseling to the community and is an extension of pastoral ministry of congregations. The center is a validated ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has been operating since 1991.

Counseling Services
Services are available to all persons, regardless of religious affiliation, socio-economic level, or race.

Spiritual Direction is...

STAFF

Ms. Linda S. Olson Ms. Olson is a Graduate of USC with a Master's of Social Work; a S.C. Licensed Independent Social Worker-CP and an Elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Jan Ziegler Evenings (part-time); Graduate of Georgia School of Psychology with a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology; S.C. Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Elder, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Dr. Tom Glenn Dr. Glenn is an Ordained Presbyterian (USA) minister; a graduate of Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon; has a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary; a Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary; and a diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Appointments: Contact with a counselor are easily made by calling 803-256-1033. 

Fees: While supported by some local congregations, the Center is largely dependent on its fees for financial support. If clients are unable to pay full fee, a sliding scale will be discussed during the initial appointment.

Confidentiality: All information is treated professionally and confidentially.

The Care Fund: This is a direct way for individuals and congregations to help others achieve health and wholeness. This fund provides discretionary money to help those who are motivated to seek therapy but lack the necessary financial resources.

CHRIST CARING FOR PEOPLE THROUGH PEOPLE

One-to-one Ministry by a trained, caring friend who has responded to Christ's call to "carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2

Ministering to Those Who Are Experiencing:

Stephen Ministry in our Congregation is a confidential ministry that equips laypersons to provide distinctively Christian one-to-one care to those in our congregation and community.
Stephen Ministers are Christians who receive more than 50 hours of training and are committed to expressing God's care to others. Our Stephen Ministers work together with our pastors to provide loving care for those members of our congregation in need.

If you are in need of a Christian friend to help you through a difficult time, contact: Anne Walkup. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister contact: Kay Roman.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Very quietly knitters from Shandon Prebyterian's congregation have been getting together, and working individually to knit prayer shawls for members of the church who are in difficulty or pain, particularly those facing medical procedures. The shawls are presented by Shandon Prebyterian's ministers as they visit those in need in their homes, in hospitals and in interim facilities. It is hoped that the shawl is for them a symbol of God's healing presence, and a reminder that they are in our prayers. Shandon Prebyterian's prayer shawl group is one of hundreds across the country who have taken up needles and yarn to make shawls. The program was born in 1998 when two students at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut decided that care, concern and knitting could be combined in a shawl that could be given to people in need. According to Janet Bristow, one of the instigators, the shawls "wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify."

Prayer shawl knitters are meeting each month on the second Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in the church parlor. All knitters and crocheters who might be interested are cordially invited to attend. Contact: Marty Sennema.