The Session tasked the Prayer Garden Subcommittee with researching establishing a Prayer Garden at Yorkminster and to survey the congregation on the level of interest in adding a Columbarium Ministry at Yorkminster. So what is a Columbarium?

A columbarium is a consecrated space providing a place on the property of the church for the preservation of the ashes or cremated remains for those associated with the church who wish to have a permanent alternative to the traditional cemetery or mausoleum after death. More and more churches incorporate a Columbarium into their ministry, affording church members and their families the opportunity to select their final resting place in the shadow of the church which has been central to their lives; a sacred site of beauty and dignity where their loved ones can visit and meditate at any time they visit the church.

If you are interested and want to learn more about this topic and the possibility of a columbarium as a ministry at Yorkminster please check out the frequently-asked questions page here, or visit one or more of the websites listed on this page here.

The latest report of the subcommittee to the Session is available here.

We invite you to add your voice by taking our interest survey here.

Your comments are welcomed; please contact the Prayer Garden Subcommittee member of your choice or leave a note in the church office for the committee: Mike Walsh, Chair; Dennis Dicus, Becky Davis, Charlene Diggs and Pastor Feild Russell (ex-officio).