Community Opportunities for Making Disciples

These are various groups and associations in the Columbia area that you can join to go beyond your current circle of influence to make disciples. They are grouped by category/ interests, and are meant to give you ideas for different ways you can get involved in your community. We will be continually updating this list with new ideas. Feel free to do some research on your own and find ways to connect with people around you!

Music
- Heart of Columbia Chorus
- Bill’s Music Shop and Pickin’ Parlor
Sports
Exercise/ Fitness
- Over 50 Fitness Fanatics
Models/ Remote Control
Pets
Literature (Reading/Writing)
- South Carolina Writers Association – A group for writers to give and receive feedback. A local chapter meets at the West Columbia library (called the Columbia I group).
Outdoors
- Columbia Outdoor Adventure Network
- Palmetto Paddlers
- Yaya Sisters (+1) Women's Camping & Adventure Group
- Happy Campers Women's Group
- Saluda River Trout Unlimited
- Midlands SORBA – Mountain biking group in the midlands. Meets at Harbison every Thursday at 6:15pm.
Arts/ Crafts
- Soda City Art
- Soda City Purls & Stitches
Trades
Board Games
Video Games
Tech/ Electronics
- TechBeanspublic group - coffee and networking for tech startups
- Cola Hack Night
Discussion Groups
- Freethought Society of the Midlands (FSM)
- Columbia Intellectual Discussion Meetup
Parenting
- Community of Moms
Socializing Groups
Other
- South Carolina Genealogical Society (Dutch Fork Chapter in Lexington County; Columbia Chapter in Richland County)
- SC Commemorations/ War Reenactments
- SC Red Cross