South Carolina Support Groups
The following Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Groups and Subsequent Pregnancy Support Groups are available to parents in the Midlands area of South Carolina (generally, Lexington and Richland Counties). Please contact us at naomiscircle@gmail.com to add other local groups to this list. Except for the Naomi's Circle PALS Group, Naomi's Circle does not sponsor any of these resources or ensure the quality of them. We list them for your information. If you would like to write a review of any of them, we invite you to join our forums, which will enable you to write reviews of any of these as well as print, Internet, and other resources for families of babies in heaven.
Loss Support Groups
Angel Mommy Ministries is a Christian-based organization in the Midlands that provides support and friendship to families grieving an infant loss. They meet in the West Columbia/ Lexington area for dinner and fellowship. Open to anyone who wants to create friendships and fellowship with other mothers of angels. For more information, call (803) 319-0019 or e-mail CrystalPoston1@aol.com. You can also find them on Facebook under Angel Mommy Ministries.
The Art of Coping with Loss, 6:30-7:30 pm EST, 4th Tuesday of every month. This general grief support group (not specifically for pregnancy loss) meets at Vive Church (2620 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC). It is sponsored by Dunbar Funerals and Cremations Northeast Chapel and led by Dr. Dee Gulledge, who uses the arts for grief expression. For more information, call 803-788-6310 or 803-730-2220.
Memories Support Group, 7–8:30 pm EST, 2nd Thursday of the month. Meets in the North Tower of Lexington Medical Center on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Corrine Barbian at 803-781-1003. Open to the community.
Wee Remember Support Group, 6:30–8:30 pm EST, 4th Tuesday of every month. Meets at Palmetto Baptist Hospital; for more information, contact Rosalie Blair at 803-296-5636. Open to the community.
When the Bough Breaks, 7–8:30 pm EST, 2nd Tuesday of the month. Support group for parents who have experienced the death of an infant, toddler, or young child from stillbirth, birth defects, sudden unexpected death, SIDS, genetic disorders, accident, illness, or any other reason. It is held at the Joy in the Mourning Center for Life Losses, at 2220 Lake Murray Boulevard, Columbia, SC, 29212. For more information, call Linda Gill at (803) 407-3185 or go to http://www.joyinthemourning.com/. Open to the community.
Subsequent Pregnancy Support Groups
Naomi's Circle Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS) Group, 6:30-7:45 pm EST, 2nd Thursday of every month. Meets at Spring Valley Baptist Church (91 Polo Road) in northeast Columbia in the new educational building (accessible from the lower parking lot). Open to the community. For more information, contact Kristi Bothur at naomiscircle@gmail.com or call (803) 728-1162.
Loss Support Groups
Angel Mommy Ministries is a Christian-based organization in the Midlands that provides support and friendship to families grieving an infant loss. They meet in the West Columbia/ Lexington area for dinner and fellowship. Open to anyone who wants to create friendships and fellowship with other mothers of angels. For more information, call (803) 319-0019 or e-mail CrystalPoston1@aol.com. You can also find them on Facebook under Angel Mommy Ministries.
The Art of Coping with Loss, 6:30-7:30 pm EST, 4th Tuesday of every month. This general grief support group (not specifically for pregnancy loss) meets at Vive Church (2620 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC). It is sponsored by Dunbar Funerals and Cremations Northeast Chapel and led by Dr. Dee Gulledge, who uses the arts for grief expression. For more information, call 803-788-6310 or 803-730-2220.
Memories Support Group, 7–8:30 pm EST, 2nd Thursday of the month. Meets in the North Tower of Lexington Medical Center on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Corrine Barbian at 803-781-1003. Open to the community.
Wee Remember Support Group, 6:30–8:30 pm EST, 4th Tuesday of every month. Meets at Palmetto Baptist Hospital; for more information, contact Rosalie Blair at 803-296-5636. Open to the community.
When the Bough Breaks, 7–8:30 pm EST, 2nd Tuesday of the month. Support group for parents who have experienced the death of an infant, toddler, or young child from stillbirth, birth defects, sudden unexpected death, SIDS, genetic disorders, accident, illness, or any other reason. It is held at the Joy in the Mourning Center for Life Losses, at 2220 Lake Murray Boulevard, Columbia, SC, 29212. For more information, call Linda Gill at (803) 407-3185 or go to http://www.joyinthemourning.com/. Open to the community.
Subsequent Pregnancy Support Groups
Naomi's Circle Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS) Group, 6:30-7:45 pm EST, 2nd Thursday of every month. Meets at Spring Valley Baptist Church (91 Polo Road) in northeast Columbia in the new educational building (accessible from the lower parking lot). Open to the community. For more information, contact Kristi Bothur at naomiscircle@gmail.com or call (803) 728-1162.
