The following is a list of prayer and memorial services planned to honor the victims and families of Wednesday's shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Also listed is information about fundraising initiatives for the church and victims' families.
We will update this list as new information becomes available.
Services Planned
Saturday:
— The chapel at Church of Our Saviour on Johns Island is open for prayer, 6 a.m.-9 p.m. through Saturday. Services are open to people of all faiths and denominations. There will be a special book of condolences that will be bound and sent to Mother Emanuel AME Church next week to offer a written prayers and messages.
— Unity Church of Charleston, 2535 Leeds Ave., Charleston, will hold and interfaith prayer service Saturday at 10 a.m. Hindu, Muslim, Interfaith, Buddhist and Christian ministers will speak.
— An interdenominational intercessory prayer vigil will be held at noon Saturday at Saint John's Reformed Episcopal Church, 91 Anson St., Charleston.
— A group known as Global Peace is planning a prayer rally in front of Mother Emanuel AME at noon Saturday. Another rally is planned for the same time at the Courtyard Marriott on Calhoun Street.
— A Prayer Vigil for the Emanuel AME victims will be held at New Beginnings Worship Center at 12 noon. NBWC is located at 2816 Live Oak Dr. (17A) Moncks Corner.
— A previously planned event, the Unity Music and Arts Festival, is still planned for Saturday, noon-6 p.m., at the Family Circle Tennis Center Grand Lawn on Daniel Island. Donations will be taken up, and contributed to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund. Read more about that fund below.
— A mile-long Memorial March is planned for 6 p.m. Participants are asked to wear black and bring a flower to leave at Mother Emanuel AME. The march begins at Wraggs Mall. Speakers and artists will speak to the crowd at the beginning and the end of the march.
— An 'Evening of Prayer for the City of Charleston' is planned for 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Riverview (301 Savannah Hwy) where local churches and leaders will come together to pray over our city and nation. The free event includes dinner. Scheduled guests are the Godcatchers, Divine Dance, and Polly Hunter with guest speaker Dr. Kenneth Hill.
Sunday:
— Advent Lutheran Church and Zion Olivet Presbyterian Church, 3347 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, will gather on Zion Olivet's front steps at 9:50 a.m. Sunday for prayer and ringing bells for Emanuel AME's victims.
— Charleston's churches will join together to ring their bells in unison starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 21. Residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in the show of solidarity by standing respectfully outside participating churches and ringing personal hand bells if so desired. The social media tag for the event is #CharlestonUnited.
— Businesses owners on upper King St. and their employees are planning to meet in Marion Square Sunday morning at 10 a.m. to observe a moment of silence for the shooting victims while the city's church bells ring.
— Greater Goodwill AME Church, 2818 Hwy. 17 N., Mt. Pleasant, is hosting a prayer vigil, Sunday at 5 p.m.— Lowcountry residents have launched a grassroots effort to organize a "unity chain," in which people will form a chain holding hands across the Ravenel Bridge, in memory of those who lost their lives in Wednesday night's shooting. That's planned for Sunday at dusk. You are asked to spread the word via social media. Organizers are hoping for at least 3,000 people to participate in order to completely spread across the bridge.
Donations
— During a press conference Thursday, Mayor Joe Riley announced the creation of the "Mother Emanuel Hope Fund," proceeds of which will be donated to the families of Wednesday's shooting victims. Donations can be made at any Wells Fargo branch or city office; by mailing a check made out to "Mother Emanuel Hope Fund" to P.O. Box 304, Charleston, SC 29402; by texting 'prayforcharleston' to 843-606-5995; or online atwww.bidr.co/prayforcharleston.
Boeing, which manufactures its 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, announced Thursday it is donating $100,000 to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund to help provide for the needs of the families of victims.
Thursday, Edmund's Oast restaurant and the Charleston RiverDogs each announced they would donate their proceeds from the night to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund.
— Another fundraising account, called the "Lowcountry Ministries - Reverend Pinckney Fund," has been established by The Palmetto Project. Those groups say 100 percent of the funds donated will be used to support local initiatives. Decisions on the use of the funds will be made by members of the Rev. Pinckney's family, colleagues, Emanuel AME's congregation and other members of our community selected for their specific expertise. These donations will be tax deductible.
Donations can be made by sending a check to "Lowcountry Ministries – Reverend Pinckney Fund," c/o The Palmetto Project, 6296 Rivers Ave., Bldg. #100, North Charleston, SC 29406; or by donating online atwww.palmettoproject.org On Friday, Jesus People for Animals, PETA's Christian outreach division, delivered a letter to Emanuel AME offering condolences, along with a $720 donation from its staff members, who took up a collection to show their support for the community.
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