The Charleston Firefighters Memorial is dedicated to nine firefighters who perished in 2007’s Sofa Super Store fire. The silence and serenity of Mepkin situates the memorial in a faithful atmosphere for respecting, honoring, and remembering these fallen heroes. The Mepkin community is committed to living out their calling of intercessory prayer in union with the concrete joys and sorrows of the surrounding local community and world.
The memorial was designed by local landscape architect J.R. Kramer as an interpretation of a Council Ring. Nine stone blocks, one representing each firefighter, serve as large benches. In the middle lies a circular altar structure patterned after a window in Mepkin Abbey’s church. It also includes a grove of nine oaks, one planted to honor each firefighter.
