COLA Pride Week at St. Martin’s
All are welcome.
That’s our motto, and we mean it.
Come see for yourself.
Join us for our Pride celebrations at St. Martin’s!
October 16-18, 2026
You’ll find the FULL schedule (can you believe it!) here, on the calendar, and on the St. Martin’s app. Read descriptions of all our offerings below and mark your calendars!
Pride Parade
Friday Oct 16
sunset
Come see us in the Pride Parade! This year we have a float and folks walking alongside it — catch us with wacky waving inflatable tube Jesus.
1946 Documentary Screening
Monday October 12
6 PM
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. All are welcome to join us for a screening of the film and discussion (for adults and youth) in the Youth Loft in the Commons.
Pride Festival
Saturday Oct 17
noon - 9 PM
Find us at our booth in the Pride festival on Main Street. Look for the life-sized cutout of Jesus.
Ecumenical Pride Service
Wednesday October 14
6 PM
St. Martin’s, in collaboration with several Columbia-based, queer-affirming churches, will be participating in a special ecumenical Pride service! All are welcome to join us on Wednesday, October 14th at 6 PM for this special event. This year's service will be held in the Washington Street UMC sanctuary.
PRIDE MASS
Sunday October 18
5 PM
Come worship with us for a joy-filled service of Holy Communion, featuring special music, guest preacher Nathan Sloan, and a special sweet treat on the Point following the service.
